Welcome to the Sutton Parish Council website!
The complete online resource for the village of Sutton
Finance
The Parish Council is a local government body, and can only do that which it is empowered to do by law. Anything else, no matter how apparently justifiable or useful will be beyond the powers of the council ('ultra vires').
The Accounts and Audit Regulations (England) 2011 refer to the need of the council to follow 'proper practices'. The council follows the guidance of the ODPM - A Practitioners Guide. The Parish Council is required, by section 151 of the Local Government Act 1972, to appoint a responsible financial officer. This role is held by the Clerk to the Council. All accounts and procedures are administered by the Full Council, and are under the scrutiny of an Internal Auditor, and externally audited by Moore Stephens Accountants.
Accounting requirements
Sutton Parish Council is banded into Group B for audit purposes and undertakes an Intermediate Audit. The year end accounts are converted to Income and Expenditure each year for this purpose.
The Accounts, books and documents are available for public inspection each year as part of the External Audit.
Further details related to the Accounts can be found here
Budgets
2013-2014 Parish Council Budget
The 2013-2014 Parish Council Budget was agreed in January 2013 and comes into effect on 1st April 2013. The Full Council meeting on Tuesday 11th December 2012 considered the initial 2013-14 budget proposal which was amended at the meeting on Tuesday 22nd January 2013. The agreed budget proposal can be viewed by clicking here. A presentation providing an overview of the budget was also given at the Parish Council meeting on 11th December 2012 and that can be viewed by clicking here (updated following January 2013 decision).
The table below lists recent Precept and Council Tax figures for the Parish Council;
|
Financial Year |
Precept |
Council Tax |
|
2008-2009 |
£124,978 |
£95.76 |
|
2009-2010 |
£130,000 |
£94.01 |
|
2010-2011 |
£130,000 |
£94.05 |
|
2011-2012 |
£166,500 |
£120.15 |
|
2012-2013 |
£131,000 |
£93.42 |
|
2013-2014 |
£131,000 |
£93.42 |
Parish Council Budgets for Previous Years
The budgets for last two years can be found here
Year End Accounts
Year End Accounts 31st March 2012
Moore Stephens, the external auditor to the parish council have completed their audit on the year end 31st March 2012 accounts. Click here for the notice of completion. To view the completed Annual Return form, please click here. (3rd October 2012)