The Council's financial position has been recognised by the Audit Commission in its 2007 assessment of our use of resources as "well above minimum standards" in both its financial standing and financial management, and "consistently above minimum standards" in its financial reporting.
The Finance Information Systems and Property Department is responsible for setting standards and co-ordinating all financial activities within the Council, supported by the Group Finance teams within each Business Group.
In this section you will find the following information:
These are versions of the above documents relating to previous years.
Statement of Accounts - the statutory financial reporting of our accounts:
How we spent your money - a simplified summary of the annual accounts:
Standard & Poor's credit rating report:
Pension Fund Report and Accounts - the activities and accounts of the pension fund:
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