BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20001029T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20000326T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260709T204233Z - 98939@ea26ef6c5ad7 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250319T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250319T201000 CREATED:20260709T204233Z DESCRIPTION:Year-end &\; Transparency - Councils u nder £25\,000\nYear End Audit- under £25\,000 Important Information: This course is organised by DALC but will be delivered by The Parkinson P artnership through an online Zoom session. We recommend booking well in ad vance\, as spots tend to fill up quickly. Secure your place early to avoid disappointment! Details For officers of councils that spend and receive l ess than £25\,000 a year\, who want to understand how to prepare and publ ish their council’s Annual Governance & Accountability Return to comply with the Accounts & Audit Regulations\, as well as publishing the informat ion required by the Transparency Code for Smaller authorities. There are a lternative sessions for Councils over £25\,000 that submit their accounts for audit. You do not need to attend more than one of these sessions\, as the content is similar. This session introduces the Annual Governance & A ccountability Return and the stages of the approval process\, enabling you to complete all the relevant steps correctly. It includes additional info rmation on exemption from audit and transparency\, only applicable to coun cils with annual receipts and payments of less than £25\,000. Topics incl ude: • Closing the accounts • Exemption from external audit • Intern al audit • Reviewing internal control • The Annual Return • Electors rights • Transparency and publication requirements By the end of this s ession you will: • Be able to identify the steps needed as part of the y ear-end process • Understand how to close the council’s accounts • U nderstand how to complete the Annual Return • Be able to correctly allow the exercise of electors’ rights • Be able to identify the informatio n a small council must publish Session leader: Steve Parkinson\, The Parki nson Partnership LLP Steve is a former Town Clerk and an accountant with 3 0 years’ experience in public and voluntary sector finance. He now speci alises in delivering training and [...] DTSTAMP:20260709T204233Z SUMMARY:Year-end & Transparency - Councils under £25\,000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR