Notice of Delay of Publication of Accounts 2023-24

EXTERNAL AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS: YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Publication of Colchester City Council Statement of Accounts and Audit Opinion.

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 – Regulation 10 (para 1, 2, 6A, para (2)(b) as amended by The Accounts and Audit (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2023 require that the audited accounts and opinion is published by 28th February 2025. As at 27th February 2025, the Council’s external auditor, KPMG LLP, has not yet concluded the audit.

The audit commenced 8th November 2024 and work is still ongoing.

The Council is continuing to work closely with the audit team as they complete their work. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Council has published a set of draft accounts. The Council will publish a final set of accounts as soon as the audit is concluded, and the Audit Report issued.

This notice of delayed audit is being published in accordance with Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.

Andrew Small
Director of Finance (section 151 officer)
27th February 2025