Statement of accounts
2023 to 2024
Wiltshire Council
Statement of Accounts 2023/24
Notice of late publication for public inspection
The Council's draft 2023/24 Statement of Accounts will not be available for public inspection by the 3 June 2024 as required by the Regulation 15 paragraph (1) (a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (as amended). We have not been able to complete the draft Statement of Accounts due to the demand on staff time resolving external audit queries which have caused a delay in the approval and publication of the 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 Statement of Accounts. Regular reports are taken to the Audit and Governance Committee to update on the status of the 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 Statement of Accounts. Agendas and minutes of this Committee can be found using the link below:
Browse meetings: Audit and Governance Committee (opens new window)
A further notice will be published in due course setting out the public inspection period once the draft 2023/24 Statement of Accounts have been finalised.
This notice is issued under Regulation 15, paragraph (1a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.
Dated 3 June 2024
Lizzie Watkin
Director of Finance (S151 Officer)
Wiltshire Council
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
2022 to 2023
WILTSHIRE COUNCIL
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2022/23
DELAY IN MEETING BACKSTOP DATE FOR AUDITED ACCOUNTS BY 13 DECEMBER 2024
Nationally, Local Government has experienced significant delays in the publication of approved, audited accounts. Sector representatives and stakeholders have been debating approaches to clear this national backlog. On 30 July the Government announced that secondary legislation would be laid in Parliament to set a statutory backstop for the publication of audited accounts for all financial years up to and including 2022/23 in a bid to tackle the local government audit backlog. An amendment to the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 set this backstop as 13 December 2024 for all accounts up-to-and-including the financial year 2022/23.
In order to meet the backstop date, the Council's draft 2022/23 Statement of Accounts would need to be available for public inspection by 31 October 2024, 30 working days ahead of 13 December 2024. Unfortunately, we are now giving notice that we have not been able to complete the draft Statement of Accounts due to the demand on staff time resolving ongoing external audit queries associated with the 2019/20 audit process which has had a significant impact on the publication of accounts for subsequent years. We are also required to produce Group Accounts for this first time in the 2022/23 accounts to, the production of which has been delayed.
A further notice will be published in due course setting out the public inspection period once the draft 2022/23 Statement of Accounts have been finalised.
Dated 30 Oct 2024
Lizzie Watkin
Director of Finance & Procurement (S151 Officer)
Wiltshire Council
Bythesea Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 8JN
2021 to 2022
WC Public Inspection Notice 2021-2022 (Word doc) [18KB] (opens new window)
Draft Statement of Accounts 2021-2022 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
2020 to 2021
Draft Statement of Accounts 2020-2021 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund Statement 2020-2021 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Public Inspection Notice 2020-2021 (Word doc) [17KB] (opens new window)
2019 to 2020
Draft Statement of Accounts 2019-2020 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Draft Pension Fund 2019-2020 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Previous years
2018 to 2019
Statement of Accounts 2018-2019 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Annual Governance Statement 2019 (PDF) [446KB] (opens new window)
Completion of Audit Notice 2018-2019 (PDF) [464KB] (opens new window)
2017 to 2018
Statement of Accounts 2017-2018 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2017-2018 (PDF) [983KB] (opens new window)
Completion of Audit Notice 2017-2018 (PDF) [320KB] (opens new window)
2016 to 2017
Narrative Statement 2016-2017 (PDF) [2MB] (opens new window)
Statement of Accounts 2016-2017 (PDF) [929KB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2016-2017 (PDF) [436KB] (opens new window)
Completion of Audit Notice 2016-2017 (PDF) [181KB] (opens new window)
2015 to 2016
Statement of Accounts 2015-2016 (PDF) [537KB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2015-2016 (PDF) [149KB] (opens new window)
Completion of Audit Notice 2015-2016 (PDF) [37KB] (opens new window)
2014 to 2015
Statement of Accounts 2014-2015 (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2014-2015 (PDF) [145KB] (opens new window)
Completion of Audit Notice 2014-2015 (PDF) [36KB] (opens new window)
2013 to 2014
Statement of Accounts 2013-2014 (PDF) [651KB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2013-2014 (PDF) [155KB] (opens new window)
Completion of Audit Notice 2013-2014 (PDF) [38KB] (opens new window)
2012 to 2013
Statement of Accounts 2012-2013 (PDF) [583KB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2012-2013 (PDF) [150KB] (opens new window)
2011 to 2012
Statement of Accounts 2011-2012 (PDF) [721KB] (opens new window)
Pension Fund 2011-2012 (PDF) [194KB] (opens new window)
2010 to 2011
Statement of Accounts 2010-2011 (PDF) [922KB] (opens new window)