WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2018
NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
Notice is hereby given under Regulation 15(2)(b) of the
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 that from 18 May
2018 to 29 June 2018 between 9am and 4pm on
weekdays any person may inspect, and make copies of
the accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills,
vouchers, receipts and other related documents of the
Council for the year ended 31 March 2018, as stipulated
in Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act
2014. The accounts and other documents will be
available for inspection at Worcestershire County
Council, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester,
WR5 2NP by prior arrangement. Please telephone
01905 846384 to make an appointment. The accounts
will also be available at:
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/info/20024/
council_finance/197/statement_of_accounts
During this period, a local government elector for any
area to which the accounts relate, or their
representative, may question the auditor about the
accounts, or make an objection to the accounts as set
out in sections 26 and 27 of the Local Audit and
Accountability Act 2014. Any objection, and the
grounds on which it is made, must be sent to the
auditor in writing, with a copy to the Chief Financial
Officer, Worcestershire County Council, County Hall,
Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2NP. Any objection
must state the grounds on which the objection is being
made and particulars of:
i) any item of account which is alleged to be contrary
to law; and
ii) any matter in respect of which it is proposed that
the auditor could make a public interest report
under section 24 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7
to, the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
Objections should be addressed to the auditor, Grant
Thornton UK LLP at Grant Thornton UK LLP, Colmore
Plaza, 20 Colmore Circus, BIRMINGHAM, West
Midlands, B4 6AT by telephone on 0121 232 5359.
A guide to your rights can be found at https://www.
nao.org.uk/code-audit-practice/wp-content/
uploads/sites/29/2015/03/Council-accounts-aguide-
to-your-rights.pdf
MICHAEL HUDSON, Chief Financial Officer,
Worcestershire County Council, County Hall,
Spetchley Road , Worcester WR5 2NP 27 April 2018
www.worcestershire.gov.uk