Reading Out Loud
Focused Elements:
You can have these explanations read out loud by clicking on 'Speak Explanation' (access key 'a')
These controls are to provide alternative means of accessing the information on this page. Two main facilities are provided: adjusting the text size and listening to the text on the page.
1) Adjusting Text Size:
You can increase the text size by clicking on 'Larger' (access key '+'), and reduce it by clicking on 'Smaller' (access key '-'). You can reset the size back to its original value by clicking on 'Reset' (access key 'j')
2) Listening to the Text
You can adjust the pitch of the spoken word, the rate or speed of delivery and the volume. You can also choose the voice to use by clicking on the drop-down list. The default voice is whatever is the standard for the computer and browser you are using.
To set your default, please refer to the description in the Accessibility Statement.
There are normally three sections of text on the page that you can listen to: the headings, the main text and a selection. Click on 'Speak Headings to speak the page headings (access key 'l'). Click on 'Speak Main Text' (access key 'q') to listen to the main text.
You can also select an area of text in the page using standard select methods and click on 'Speak Selection' (access key 'w') to read the selection aloud.
You can enable the reading out loud of the element that currently has focus by clicking on 'Start Focus Speaking' (access key 'f') and you can stop this by clicking on 'Stop Focus Speaking' (access key 'd').
You can pause the audio by clicking on 'Pause' (access key 'r') and resume by clicking on 'Resume' (access key 't').
To cancel or stop the audio click on 'Cancel' (access key 'y'). To restart the current audio from the beginning, click on 'Restart' (access key 'k').
To hide the accessibility controls click on 'Hide Panel' (access key 'h')
To hide this explanation click on 'Hide Explanation' (access key 'x')
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe Parish Council
As a local resident you have legal rights to inspect, ask questions about and challenge items in your council's accounts. For more information, the National Audit Office has published a guide - Council Accounts - a guide to your rights.
Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
In order to comply with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 which came into force on 1 April 2015, the Parish Council is required to publish certain information prior to the external audit of the Annual Return:
Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023:
- Certificate of Exemption: View/Download
- The Annual Governance Statement (Section 1 of the Annual Return) : View/Download
- The Statement of Accounts (Section 2 of the Annual Return): View/Download
- Making Provision for the Exercise of Public Rights: View/Download
- Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 - Sections 26 and 27: View/Download
Transparency Code
In December 2014 the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) issued the Transparency Code for Smaller Authorities. The Code is a requirement for smaller authorities (i.e. those authorities with an annual turnover not exceeding £25,000) to make information available for local people to increase democratic accountability.
As well as the information required to be published by the Accounts and Audit Regulations (above), this page also allows you to access all of the information that we are required to publish under the Transparency Code.
The information for each financial year will be available after the end of the financial year on 31 March and by 1 July at the latest. The exceptions to this are the list of councillor responsibilities and the minutes, agendas and papers of formal meetings which are published on an ongoing basis.
Financial Year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
- All items of expenditure over £100: View/Download
- Explanation of any significant variances*: View/Download
- End of year bank reconciliation: View/Download
- Internal Audit Report: View/Download
- List of councillor responsibilities: View/Download
- Public land and building assets: View/Download
- Minutes, agendas and papers of formal meetings are available from the links on the left-hand-side
*(A significant variance is more than 10-15% variance in the statement of accounts for the relevant year and previous year)
The information on this page was last modified on June 27 2023 12:28:49.