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Audit of accounts

Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley

Audit of accounts 2010/11
Notice of public rights

Accounts and Audit Regulations 2003, Reg. 13, 14 and 16
Audit Commission Act 1998 sections 15 - 16

The Council’s accounts are subject to external audit by PricewaterhouseCoopers of 101 Barbirolli Square, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3PW. Members of the public and local government electors have certain rights in the audit process:

1. From Monday 13 June 2011 to Friday 8 July 2011 between 9 am and 5 pm any person may inspect the accounts of the Council for the year ended 31 March 2011 and certain related documents (comprising books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts) at the address given below.  They may also make copies of the accounts and documents.

2. From 9 am on Monday 11 July 2011 until the conclusion of the audit process, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or his/her representative, may ask the auditor questions about the accounts.  Please contact the auditor at the address given above, c/o Mr P Chambers, to make arrangements to ask any questions.

3. From 9 am Monday 11 July 2011 until the conclusion of the audit process, a local government elector for the area of the Council, or his/her representative, may object to the Council’s accounts asking that the auditor issue a report in the public interest (under section 8 of the Audit Commission Act 1998) and/or apply to the court for a declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law (under section 17 of the Audit Commission Act 1998).  Written notice of a proposed objection and the grounds on which it is made must be sent to the auditor at the address given above and copied to me at the address given below.
Dated the 6th day of June 2011.

Sheena Ramsey
Chief Executive

Municipal Buildings
Huyton
Knowsley
Merseyside
L36 9UX