STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES

1. The Authority’s Responsibilities

The Authority is required to:

Make arrangements for the proper administration of its financial affairs and to secure that one of its officers has the responsibility for the administration of those affairs. These responsibilities are discharged through the role of the Responsible Finance Officer that is the Executive Director of Finance & Business Hub.

Manage its affairs to secure economic, efficient and effective use of resources and safeguard its assets.

Approve the Statement of Accounts.

2. The Responsible Finance Officer’s Responsibilities

The Responsible Finance Officer is responsible for the preparation of the Authority’s Statement of Accounts in accordance with proper practices as set out in the CIPFA/LASAAC Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in the United Kingdom (the Code).

In preparing this Statement of Accounts, the Responsible Finance Officer has:

• selected suitable accounting policies and then applied them consistently

• made judgements and estimates that were reasonable and prudent

• complied with the local authority Code.

The Responsible Finance Officer has also:

• kept proper accounting records which were up to date
• taken reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

3. Certification of the accounts

I certify that this Statement of Accounts gives a true and fair view of the financial position of the Authority at the reporting date and of its income and expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Linda Horne

Executive Director of Finance & Business Hub and Responsible Finance Officer Date: 23/06/2022

4. Approval of the Accounts

I certify that the audited Statement of Accounts covering the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 were approved by a resolution of the Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee on DD October 2022.