Accounting and Finance

Below are accounting and finance documents pertaining to the business of Hesket Parish Council. All financial activities are governed by the Parish Council’s Financial Regulations. All documents can be inspected in person upon prior arrangement with the Clerk. Copies are available on request, upon payment of an administration fee as per our Freedom of Information Policy. For further details, please contact the Clerk via email at clerk@hesket.org.uk.

Hesket Parish Council carries out its’ annual audit according to the specifications laid out in The Local Audit (Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015. As a smaller authority, with income and expenditure below £25,000, Hesket Parish Council may declare itself exempt from external audit. An independent internal audit is still conducted. Hesket Parish Council approved the 2023-2024 accounts at its Annual Parish Council Meeting, which was held on May 14th 2024.

Any person interested has the right to inspect and make copies of the accounts to be audited and all documents relating to them. For the year ending 31 March 2024 these documents will be available on reasonable notice on application to the Parish Clerk, between the dates of Monday 1st July 2024 and Friday 9th August 2024. A full copy of the Notice of Public Rights is available here – Notice of Rights 2024

 

 

 

 

For more information on the Parish Council please click on the links below:

Council Overview                     Councillors                      

Minutes and Agendas                 Policies and Documents