Public Inspection Notice

WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL

AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS – NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS

NOTICE is given that the unaudited statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 have been
published on the Council’s website at https://www.worcester.gov.uk/council/city-council-finances. The
statement of accounts is unaudited and may be subject to change.

The period for the exercise of public rights commences on 30 June 2026 and will conclude at 4:30pm
on the 11 August 2026. This is in compliance with Section 14 of the Accounts and Audit Regulations
2015 that any rights of objection, inspection and questioning of the local auditor, Azets, may only be
exercised within a single period of 30 working days.

NOTICE is given that from 30 June 2026 to 11 August 2026 between 9.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. Mondays
to Fridays, any person interested may inspect the accounts of the above-named Council for the year
ended 31 March 2026 on the Council’s website. On reasonable notice they may request access to all
books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts, except as provided for in Section 26(4) to 26(6) of
the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 in relation to commercially confidential and personal
information. Application should be made initially at the email address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

NOTICE is given that from 30 June 2026 to 11 August 2026 the auditors, at the request of a local
government elector for the Council’s area, will give the elector or his representative an opportunity to
question him about the accounts.

NOTICE is given that from 30 June 2026 to 11 August 2026, any such elector may make objections to
the auditor, under section 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, relating to any matter where
the auditor could take action under:

• Section 28 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014, namely, to apply to the court for a
  declaration that an item in the accounts is contrary to law, and/or
• Section 24 and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014,
  namely, to make a report in the public interest.

No objection may be made unless the auditor has previously received written notice of the proposed
objection, specifying the facts on which the objector relies and the grounds on which the objection is
being made. A copy of that written notice must also be sent to the Council at the address below.

The Council’s accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 are subject to external audit by Karen Jones,
Director of Audit & Assurance, Public Sector External Audit of Azets Audit Services, Quay 2, 139
Fountainbridge, Edinburgh EH3 9QG, to whom any questions and notices of objection should be
addressed.

Rachel Cooper
Corporate Director Finance & Resources 
Worcester City Council 
The Guildhall
Worcester WR1 2EY