Statement of Accounts

All local authorities have to publish accounts in a form specified by Government regulation. They show in broad summary the sources of finance and the services on which it has been spent.

Hillingdon produces two documents; the formal Statement of Accounts which is set out in the form required by Accounts and Audit Regulations and Summary Accounts, and a less complex document produced for local residents which is included in Hillingdon People, the Council's quarterly magazine.

The accounts have to be produced and approved by a committee of the Council by 30 June each year for the financial year ending the previous 31 March. Once approved by the Council's Audit Committee they are placed on the Council's website and in hard copy format at various public buildings such as the Council Offices in Uxbridge and local libraries.

Every year the accounts are open for inspection by the public prior to the completion of audit for a period of 20 working days. Local electors can inspect them and ask questions. Details of the open days for inspection are advertised in local press two weeks before the first 'open' day. Full details of this process are set out below at 'Audit Commission, Council's Accounts – Your Rights'.

External Audit is undertaken at Hillingdon by Deloitte.

This information is also available in large print, Braille and on audio tape.

Summary Accounts:

Summary of the Annual Statement of Accounts as reported in Hillingdon People magazine:

• Summary Accounts 2008/09 [552kb]
• Summary Accounts 2007/08 [363kb]
• Summary Accounts 2006/7 [428kb] 
• Summary Accounts 2005/6 [463kb] 
• Summary Accounts 2004/5 [389kb]

Full Statement of Accounts reports:

Published accounts including Audit opinion.

• Annual Statement of Accounts 2009/10 (unaudited) [609kb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2008/09 [5Mb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2007/8 [3Mb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2006/7 [2Mb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2005/6 [2Mb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2004/5 [935kb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2003/4 [4Mb]
• Annual Statement of Accounts 2002/3 [1Mb]

External audit reports:

Annual Audit and Inspection letters - this letter sets out the external auditor's view of how well the Council is performing.

• Annual audit letter 2008/09 [66kb]
• Annual audit and inspection letter 2007/8 [260kb]
• Annual audit and inspection letter 2006/7 [170kb]
• Annual audit and inspection letter 2005/6 [117kb]
• Annual audit and inspection letter 2004/5 [169kb]

Annual Governance Report:

This report sets out the external auditor's opinion of the Council's corporate governance arrangements.

• Updated Annual Governance Report 2007/8 [206kb]
• Annual Governance Report 2007/8 [562kb]
• Supplementary (Final) letter re Governance 2006/7 [3Mb]
• Annual Governance Report 2006/7 (interim) [131kb]
• Annual Governance Report 2005/06 [226kb]

Your say on how we publish information on how we spend your money: 

• Full report of the February 2009 consultation

Councils' Accounts - Your Rights

You can inspect and take copies of, ask the auditor questions about, and even place an objection against our accounts. For details on how to do this please find the publication below entitled 'Public Rights of Inspection'. The Public Inspection Protocol 2009/10 below explains your rights in relations to the accounts; how to raise other issues about how the council is run; and how to find the right person to deal with your query.

The dates when the 2009/10 accounts are open for inspection: 5 July 2010 to 30 July 2010.

• Public Rights of Inspection [254kb]
• Public Inspection Protocol 2009-10 [52kb]