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Audited Statement of Accounts 2023-24
Auditor’s Annual Report Cheshire Fire Service year ended 31 March 2024
Audit of Accounts Year Ended 31 March 2024
The audit of the Statement of Accounts 2023-24 has now been completed. The Annual Governance Statement is included within the Statement of Accounts. The Auditor’s opinion is incorporated within the Final Statement of Accounts published here.
The Auditor is waiting for confirmation from the National Audit Office that no further work is required in respect to the Whole of Government Accounts, at which point the Auditor can issue the certificate of completion.
The audited Statement of Accounts and the Auditor’s Annual Report are now available for inspection by any local government elector for the area between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday on application to the Treasurer, at the address below. Any such local elector may make copies or extracts of the audited accounts or request the Service to provide copies on payment of a reasonable sum.
Date: 20 February 2025
James Cunningham
Head of Finance and Treasurer
Cheshire Fire Authority,
Sadler Road, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2FQ
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 Thursday 11 July to Wednesday 21 August 2024 between 10:00am and 4:00pm 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 Cheshire Fire Authority for the year ended 31 March 2024, as stipulated in Section 25 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.
The accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at Fire Service Headquarters, Sadler Road, Winsford, CW7 2FQ by prior arrangement. Please contact the auditor at the address given below to make arrangements to ask any questions.
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 Treasurer, Fire Service Headquarters, Sadler Road, Winsford, CW7 2FQ. 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, Alex Walling, Bishop Fleming LLP, 10 Temple Back, Bristol, BS1 6FL.
A guide to your rights can be found at https://www.nao.org.uk/code-audit-practice/council-accounts-a-guide-to-your-rights
Date: 10 July 2024
Cheshire Fire Authority (the Authority) has been successful in recent years in maintaining a high quality of service against a backdrop of significant funding challenges and cost pressures. This Efficiency Plan shows how the Authority is planning to meet the continuing challenge of maintaining service levels and ensuring quality in an operational and financial environment which remains uncertain.
Productivity and Efficiency Plan 2023-2024
Here is an archive of old statements of accounts issued by Cheshire Fire Authority:
Statement of Accounts 2022-23 (new window)
The Auditor’s Annual Report for Cheshire Fire Authority – year ended 31st March 2023
Statement of Accounts 2021-22 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2020-21 (new window))
Statement of Accounts 2019-20 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2018-19 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2017-18 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2016-17 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2015-16 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2014-15 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2013-14 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2012-13 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2011-12 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2010-11 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2009-10 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2008-09 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2007-08 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2006-07 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2005-06 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2004-05 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2003-04 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2002-03 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2001-02 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 2000-01 (new window)
Statement of Accounts 1999-2000 (new window)
Last updated: Thursday, 27 February 2025