Annual Governance and Accountability Returns

Each year the Council is required to complete and submit to its External Auditor, an Annual Governance and Accountability Return.

Audited Annual Return 2020/21

The Audited Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2020/21 are shown below:

Annual Return – Previous Years

Once the return has been approved by the External Auditor, the audited version is published on the Council’s website below.

The Annual Return includes the Annual Governance Statement and Accounting Statements which have been subject to both Internal and External Audit.  The Internal Audit was performed by the South West Audit Partnership (SWAP) and the External Audit was performed by PKF Littlejohn LLP. The External Auditor’s Report and Certificate form part of the Annual Return.

Annual Return 2019/20

Notice of Conclusion of Audit 2019/20

The Notice of Conclusion of Audit for the year ended 31 March 2020 can be found here: