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Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2022/23
In accordance with the Local Government (Accounts and Audit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council give notice that the Audit of the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has been concluded by the local government auditor.
Any member of the public may:- inspect and make copies of the statements of accounts (or any part of it) prepared by the Council;
- inspect and make copies of (or any part of it) any report made to the Council by the local government auditor;
- require copies of any such statement or report (or any part thereof) to be delivered to him/her on payment of £10 for each copy.
The above documents may be inspected at The Braid, 1-29 Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ between the hours of 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
Dated this 28 September 2023
Valerie Watts
Interim Clerk & Chief Executive -
2022/23 Financial Statements
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Councillors Allowances Return 2022/23
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Notice of Public Rights - Inspection of Accounts 2022/23
Audit of Accounts
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Articles 17 and 18 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 and the Local Government (Accounts and Audit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015:
From 27 July 2023 to 23 August 2023 inclusive between 9.00am and 4.15pm on Monday to Friday any member of the public, on application in advance in writing to the Head of Finance, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Ardeevin, 80 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT42 1AB may inspect the accounts of the above named Council for the year ended 31 March 2023 and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts relating to them and make copies thereof.
Notice is also given that on or after 24 August 2023, at the request of an interested person*, the Local Government Auditor, will give that person an opportunity to question the auditor about the accounts, and that any such interested person may attend before the auditor and make objections -
(i) as to any matter in respect of which the auditor could take action under Articles 19 or 20 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005; or
(ii) as to any other matter in respect of which the auditor could make a report under Article 9 of that Order.
No objection may be made unless the auditor has received written notice of the proposed objection, stating the facts on which the interested person proposes to rely and containing, so far as possible -
(a) particulars of any item of account which is alleged to be contrary to law;
(b) particulars of -
(i) any person from whom it is alleged that the auditor should certify under Articles 20 of the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order that a sum or amount of loss or deficiency is due, and
(ii) that sum or amount, and
(c) particulars of any matter in respect of which it is proposed that the auditor should make a report under Article 9 of that Order.
Such written requests and notices should be sent by the 14 September 2023 to the Local Government Auditor Colette Kane at 106 University Street, Belfast, BT7 1EU. A copy of any notice of proposed objection must also be sent to the Council at the address below. The auditor plans to close the audit and certify accounts at a date in the period from 15 September 2023 to 29 September 2023.
*“Interested person”: (a) a local government elector for the district of the body to which the audit relates; (b) a person liable for rates in respect of any hereditament situated in that district; or (c) a representative of a person mentioned in (a) or (b).
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Annual Audit Letter for the year ended 31 March 2022
Annual Audit Letter - Mid and East Antrim Borough Council 2021-2022
A text version of the audit letter is available on a dedicated page on this website.
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2021/22 Financial Statements
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Notice of Conclusion of Audit for 2021/22
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Councillors Allowances Return 2021/22
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Prompt Payment report for April 2022 to March 2023
This guidance established a cycle of quarterly reporting on prompt payment performance by Councils to the DFC and its publication on Council's website.
The Department for Communities (DFC) issued revised guidance (Local Government Circular 17/2013) on prompt payments and the recording of invoice payments in October 2013.
The prompt payment performance of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council is set out below:
Qtr 1:
Month Total number of paid invoices Total value of invoices paid Number paid within 10 working days % Number paid within 30 calendar days % Number paid outside 30 calendar days % Number of disputed invoices Average No of days to pay April 2022 2,444 £4,665,785.08 1,142 46.73 2,140 87.56 304 12.44 0 14 May 2022 2,860 £6,505,670.05 1,737 60.73 2,016 70.49 844 29.51 0 15 June 2022 3,082 £3,846,729.69 1,617 52.47 2,226 72.23 856 27.77 0 16 Totals 8,386 £15,018,184.82 4,496 53.61 6,382 76.10 2,004 23.90 0 15 Qtr 2:
Month Total number of paid invoices Total value of invoices paid Number paid within 10 working days % Number paid within 30 calendar days % Number paid outside 30 calendar days % Number of disputed invoices Average No of days to pay July 2022 1,883 £3,749,904.85 1,194 63.41 1,555 82.58 328 17.42 0 12 August 2022 2,817 £4,651,500.89 1,969 69.90 2,420 85.91 397 14.09 0 11 September 2022 2,645 £4,185,939.26 1,837 69.45 2,234 84.46 411 15.54 0 12 Totals 7,345 £12,587,345.00 5,000 68.07 6,209 84.53 1,136 15.47 0 12 Qtr 3:
Month Total number of paid invoices Total value of invoices paid Number paid within 10 working days % Number paid within 30 calendar days % Number paid outside 30 calendar days % Number of disputed invoices Average No of days to pay October 2022 2,682 £4,262,288.23 1,734 64.65 2,035 75.88 647 24.12 0 14 November 2022 2,858 £3,775,702.17 2,039 71.74 2,221 77.71 637 22.29 0 13 December 2022 1,964 £3,318,641.23 1,233 62.78 1,664 84.73 300 15.27 0 11 Totals 7,504 £11,356,631.63 5,006 66.71 5,920 78.89 1,584 21.11 0 13 Qtr 4:
Month Total number of paid invoices Total value of invoices paid Number paid within 10 working days % Number paid within 30 calendar days % Number paid outside 30 calendar days % Number of disputed invoices Average No of days to pay January 2023 5,075 £6,513,618.74 4,316 85.04 4,814 94.86 261 5.14 0 8 February 2023 5,461 £7,942,274.61 5,132 93.98 5,380 98.52 81 1.48 0 6 March 2023 5,530 £11,657,879.74 5,280 95.48 5,425 98.10 105 1.90 0 5 Totals 16,066 £26,113,773.09 14,728 91.67 15,619 97.22 447 2.78 0 6 -
Notice of Public Rights - Inspection of Accounts 2021/22
Notice of Public Rights - Inspection of Accounts 2021/22