Statements of Accounts
The external auditor cannot be held responsible for any changes made to information within the financial statements and reports, after their initial publication. This falls under the Statement of Responsibilities of Auditors and Audited Bodies.
The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP.
This is due to the planned phased approach to delivering the 2021/22 audits in light of a variety of complex factors contributing to audit delays in previous years. This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
This notification explains, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2021/22 final statement of accounts in line with the deadline of 30 November 2022, as per paragraph (1).
The Joint Audit and Standards Committee will consider the results of the 2021/22 audit, once completed, after which we will publish the final audited accounts.