Following the annual Internal Audit on 4th June 2025, the Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2024-2025 together with the Internal Auditor’s report is available on our Audit and Governance page. Castle Hedingham Parish Council is pleased to report that the internal auditor did not find anything major in the audit to report and that they found the record keeping to be of a very high standard. You can read the full detailed report here CHPC-Internal-Audit-Report-7-6-2025.pdf
The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 require smaller authorities, each financial year, to conduct a review of the effectiveness of the system of internal control and prepare an annual governance statement in accordance with proper practices in relation to accounts. The purpose is for an authority to report publicly on its arrangements for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law, regulations and proper practices and that public money is safeguarded and properly accounted for.
The full Annual Governance and Accountability Return will now be sent to the External Auditor, PKF Littlejohn by the due date of 1st July.