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The rules governing
the public's rights to view and copy local authority files
are profiled in this section.
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 Public
inspection dates for the 2010-2011 financial year, for all principal UK authorities.
This
list also includes details (where supplied) for non-unitary district, borough
and city councils in England.
For additional information relating to unitary,
metropolitan & shire councils etc. (copies of relevant notices and links to
relevant websites) click the links on the right hand column.
The Department
for Communities and Local Government has added a search facility on its 'DirectGov
site, linking council webpages detailing inspection rights and dates (for English
councils only). Link here.
All
Councils A-Z
| Aberdeen
(29.7-18.8), Aberdeenshire
(25.7-12.8), Adur
(5.7-1.8), Allerdale,
Amber Valley, |
| Anglesey
(1.8-26.8), Angus
(25.7-12.8), Antrim,
Ards, Argyll & Bute
(22.7-11.8), Armagh,
Arun (1.7-28.7),
Ashfield (1.7-28.7),
Ashford, Avon Fire
(12.7-8.8), Aylesbury. |
| Babergh
(28.7-24.8), Ballymena,
Ballymoney, Banbridge, Barking/Dagenham
(25.7-19.8), Barnet
(13.6-8.7), |
|
Barnsley, Barrow-in-Furness, Basildon
(1.8-26.8), Basingstoke
& Deane, Bassetlaw, |
| Bath
& NE Somerset (11.7-8.8),
Bedford (1.8-26.8),
Bedfordshire, Belfast, Bexley
(11.7-5.8), Birmingham
(25.7-19.8), Blaby,
Blackburn-with-Darwen
(8.7-4.8), Blackpool,
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| Blaenau
Gwent, Bolsover, Bolton
(14.7-10.8), Borders
Pension Fund (25.7-12.8),
Boston (11.7-5.8),
Bournemouth
(18.7-15.8), Bracknell
Forest (13.7-9.8),
Bradford (13.6-8.7),
Braintree
(5.7-1.8), Breckland,
Brent (3.8-31.8),
Brentwood, Bridgend, Brighton-&-Hove
(27.6-22.7), Bristol
(1.8-26.8), Broadland
(13.7-9.8), |
| Bromley
(8.8-5.8), Bromsgrove,
Broxbourne, Broxtowe
(12.7-8.8), |
| Buckinghamshire
(18.7-12.8), Burnley,
Bury (30.6-29.7). |
| Caerphilly,
Calderdale (13.6-8.7),
Cambridge (11.7-5.8),
Cambridgeshire, Camden
(25.7-19.8), |
| Cannock
Chase (16.5-30.6),
Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle
(4.7-31.7), Carmarthenshire,
Carrickfergus, Castle Point, Castlereagh, Central
Beds (18.7-12.8),
Central Scotland Fire (25.7-12.8),
Ceredigion, Charnwood, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Cherwell, Cheshire
East (4.7-29.7),
Cheshire Fire
(6.7-2.8), Cheshire
West/Chester (4.7-29.7),
Chesterfield, Chichester (11.7-5.8),
Chiltern, Chorley, Christchurch
(20.7-16.8), City
of London (21.6-18.7),
Clackmannanshire, Colchester
(25.7-19.8), Coleraine,
Conwy (3.8-31.8),
Cookstown, Copeland, Corby, Cornwall
(27.6-22.7), Cotswold,
Coventry (22.7-19.8),
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| Craigavon,
Craven, Crawley
(4.7-29.7), Croydon
(18.7-12.8), Cumbria
(4.7-29.7), |
| Dacorum,
Darlington, Dartford
(11.7-5.8), Daventry,
Denbighshire
(18.7-12.8), Derby
(18.7-12.8), Derbyshire
(11.7-5.8), Derbys
Dales, Derry, Devon
(4.7-29.7: Warning. The council posted an online
notice of inspection rights, but removed it a day before the period started), Devon
& Cornwall Fire (4.7-22.7: Warning. This
inspection period is illegal because it is for 15 and not 20 working days), Doncaster
(25.7-19.8), |
| Dorset,
Dover, Down, Dudley
(4.7-29.7), Dumfries
& Galloway (25.7-12.8), Dumfs/Gallwy
Pension (25.7-12.8),
Dundee (8.8-26.8),
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| Dungannon
& South Tyrone, Durham
(25.7-19.8), Durham/Darlington
Fire (20.7-16.8). |
| Ealing
(11.7-5.8), East
Ayrshire (1.8-19.8),
East Cambs
(15.7-11.8), East
Devon (11.7-5.8),
East Dorset (4.7-29.7),
East Dunbartonshire, East Hants, East
Herts (1.8-26.8),
Eastleigh
(4.7-29.7), East
Lindsey, East Lothian, East Northants
(11.7-5.8), East
Renfrewshire (25.7-12.8),
East Riding of Yorks
(18.7-12.8), East
Staffs (4.7-29.7),
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| East
Sussex (11.7-5.8),
Eastbourne, Eden, Edinburgh
(18.7-5.8), Elmbridge,
Enfield (1.8-26.8),
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| Epping,
Epsom & Ewell
(19.7-16.8), Erewash
(4.7-29.7), Essex
(18.7-12.8), |
| Falkirk
(25.7-12.8), Falkirk
Pension Fund (25.7-12.8),
Fareham (4.7-29.7),
Fenland, Fermanagh, Fife
(1.8-19.8), Fife
Pension Fund (1.8-19.8),
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| Flintshire,
Forest Heath, Forest of Dean, Fylde
(20.6-15.7). |
| Gateshead
(11.7-5.8), Gedling
(4.7-1.8), Glasgow
(25.7-12.8), Gloucester
(27.7-23.8), Gloucestershire
(12.7-9.8), |
| Gosport
(18.7-12.8), Grampian
Fire (25.7-12.8), Gravesham
(4.7-29.7), Grt
Yarmouth (25.7-19.8),
Gtr London Authority
(18.8-15.7), Gtr
Manchester Fire (18.7-12.8), Greenwich
(14.6-11.7), Guildford, Gwynedd
(3.8-31.8). |
| Hackney
(18.7-12.8), Halton
(21.7-17.8), Hambleton,
Hammersmith/Fulham
(11.7-5.8), Hampshire
(4.7-29.7), Harborough
(12.7-8.8), Haringey
(20.7-16.8), Harlow
(28.7-24.8), Harrogate
(27.6-22.7), Harrow,
Hart (9.8-6.9),
Hartlepool
(1.7-28.7), Hastings
(was 1.7-20.7, now 3.8-31.8: Warning. The original
notice was illegal because it was not placed in a local newspaper 14 days inadvance
of the inspection period. It also provided only 15 working days for the public
to inspect and copy the accounts, instead of 20 working days as specified in the
regulations. The council re-issued the notice and adjusted the dates in response
to ONB Ltd's enquiry), Havant
(4.7-29.7: Warning. The inspection period is illegal
because the council failed to publish an online notice advising local taxpayers
and voters of their rights, 14 days in advance of the inspection period. A council
spokesperson told ONB: "The council advertised the right to inspect the council's
accounts in the Portsmouth News on 16 June 2011. This
notice was not put onto the Council's web site"), Havering,
Herefordshire
(5.8-6.9), |
| Hertfordshire
(11.7-5.8), Hereford/Worcs
Fire (11.7-5.8),
Hertsmere
(18.7-15.8), High
Peak, Highland
(29.7-22.8), Highland
Fire (29.7-22.8), Highland
Pension (29.7-22.8),
Hillingdon
(4.7-29.7), |
| Hinkley
& Bosworth, Horsham
(30.6-27.7), Hounslow
(1.8-26.8), Hull
(18.7-12.8), |
| Humberside
Fire (18.7-12.8),
Huntingdonshire, Hyndburn. |
| Inverclyde
(25.7-12.8), Ipswich
(8.8-2.9), Isles
of Scilly (18.7-12.8),
Isle of Wight
(27.6-22.7), Islington
(27.6-22.7), |
| Kensington
& Chelsea (4.7-2.8),
Kent (13.6-8.7),
Kettering
(18.7-12.8), Kings
Lynn & West Norfolk (was
18.7-12.8, now 18.7-26.8: Warning. The council omitted to advertise the statutory
notice on its website. Following ONB's enquiry, KLWN has now extended the period
after consultation with its auditor), Kingston-upon-Thames
(4.7-29.7), |
| Kirklees
(13.6-8.7), Knowsley
(13.6-12.8: Warning. The public inspection is void
because the council failed to advertise the statutory period on its website, in
violation of the 2011 regulations). |
|
Lambeth, Lancashire
(4.7-29.7), Lancs
Fire (4.7-29.7),
Lancaster
(4.7-29.7), Larne,
Leeds (13.6-8.7),
Leicester
(18.7-12.8), |
| Leicestershire
(11.7-5.8), Lewes,
Lewisham, Lichfield, Linavady, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
(20.6-15.7), |
| Lisburn,
Liverpool, Lothian Pension Fund
(18.7-5.8), Lothian
& Borders Fire (18.7-15.8)
Luton (18.7-12.8),
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| Magherafelt,
Maidstone, Maldon, Malvern Hills
(8.6-5.7), Manchester
(14.7-10.8), Mansfield,
Medway, Melton, Mendip, Merthyr Tydfil, Merton, |
| Mid
Devon (28.6-23.7) Mid
Suffolk, Mid Sussex
(14.7-10.8), Middlesbrough
(4.7-29.7), Midlothian, Milton
Keynes (1.7-28.7),
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| Mole
Valley, Monmouthshire, Moray, Moyle. |
| Neath
Port Talbot, New Forest, Newark & Sherwood
(13.7-9.8), Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
Newham, |
| Newport,
Newry & Mourne, Newtownabbey, Norfolk
(11.7-5.8), North
Ayrshire (1.8-19.8),
North Devon, North Dorset
(4.7-29.7), North
Down, NE Derbys, NE Lincs, NE Scotland Pension
(29.7-18.8), North
Herts, North Kesteven
(11.7-5.8), North
Lanarkshire (22.7-11.8),
North Lincs
(20.7-16.8), North
Norfolk, North Somerset
(11.7-5.8), |
| North
Tyneside (4.7-29.7: Warning. The notice on the council
website is illegal because it does not give contact information relating to the
external auditor), North Warwicks, NW
Leicestershire (4.7-29.7),
North Yorks
(27.6-22.7), Northampton
(1.7-29.7), Northamptonshire
(4.7-29.7) |
| Northumberland
(4.7-29.7), Norwich,
Nottingham (1.8-26.8),
Nottinghamshire
(4.7-29.7), Nuneaton
& Bedworth (4.7-29.7). |
| Oadby
& Wigston, Oldham (20.5-17.6),
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| Omagh,
Orkney Islands
(21.7-10.8), Orkney
Pension (21.7-10.8),
Oxford (4.7-29.7),
Oxfordshire (11.7-5.8). |
| Pembrokeshire
(27.6-22.7), Pendle
(20.7-16.8), Perth
& Kinross (25.7-12.8),
Peterborough
(14.7-10.8), Plymouth
(4.7-29.7), Poole
(18.7-15.8), Portsmouth
(14.7-11.8), Powys
(13.7-9.8), Preston
(25.7-19.8), Purbeck. |
| Reading,
Redbridge
(25.7-19.8), Redcar/Cleveland
(1.7-28.7), |
| Redditch,
Reigate & Banstead, Renfrewshire
(25.7-19.8), Rhondda
Cynon Taff, Ribble Valley, Richmond-upon-Thames
(was 21.7-17.8 now 8.8-5.9: Warning. The inspection
period was re-scheduled because the council failed to post a copy of the public
notice on its website, at least 14 days before the commencement. A spokesperson
told ONB: "Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention. To ensure
the Council fully complies with the requirements of the 2011 regulations we have
revised the inspection dates and republished the notice online and in the Richmond
and Twickenham Times"), Richmondshire,
Rochdale (28.6-25.7),
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| Rochford
(1.8-26.8), Rossendale
(8.7-5.8), Rother, Rotherham
(5.7-1.8), Rugby,
Runnymede, Rushcliffe, Rushmoor, Rutland
(27.6-24.7: Warning: The authority's public notice
gives the final date of public inspection as (Sunday) 24 July 2011. The law requires
that 20 working days are provided and this period is therefore one day short of
the statutory requirement), Ryedale. |
| Salford
(1.8-26.8), Sandwell
(1.7-28.7: Warning. The period is illegal because
the council failed to upload a public notice on its website until 21.7 - three
weeks into the inspection), Scarborough
(19.7-15.8), Scottish
Borders (25.7-12.8),
Scot Brdrs Pension
(25.7-12.8), Sedgemoor
(4.7-29.7), Sefton
(11.7-5.8), Selby,
Sevenoaks, Sheffield
(18.7-12.8), Shepway,
Shetland, Shropshire
(13.6-8.7), Shrops
Fire (27.6-25.7),
Slough (4.7-29.7),
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| Solihull
(1.7-28.7), Somerset,
South Ayrshire
(1.8-19.8), South
Bucks, South Cambs, South Derbys, South Gloucs, South Hams, South
Holland (11.7-5.8),
South Kesteven, South Lakeland, South
Lanarkshire (28.7-17.8),
South Norfolk, South Northants, South Oxon, South Ribble, South Somerset,
South Staffs, South Tyneside, |
| Southampton
(14.7-10.8), Southend,
Southwark
(4.7-29.7), Spelthorne,
St Albans, St Edmunsbury, St Helens
(25.7-19.8), Stafford
(12.7-8.8), Staffordshire
(27.6-22.7), Staffs
Moorlands, Stevenage, Stirling
(1.8-19.8), Stockport
(4.7-29.7), Stockton-on-Tees
(20.6-15.7), |
| Stoke-on-Trent
(4.7-29.7: Warning. The council has not complied
with the regulations because its website notice provides incomplete information
to taxpayers and voters), Stoke/Staffs
Fire (1.7-28.7), Strabane,
Stratford-on-Avon, Strathclyde Fire (28.7-17.8),
Strathclyde Pension (25.7-12.8),
Stroud, Suffolk, Suffolk Coastal, Sunderland
(1.8-26.8), Surrey
(21.7-17.8: Warning. The inspection period is illegal
because the council failed to post a copy of the public notice on its website,
at least 14 days before the commencement), Surrey
Heath (1.8-26.8),
Sutton (22.7-22.8),
Swale (11.7-5.8),
Swindon. |
| Tameside
(4.7-29.7), Tamworth
(24.6-21.7), Tandridge,
Taunton Deane, Tayside Fire (25.7-12.8),
Tayside Pension (8.8-26.8),
Tayside Contracts (1.8-19.8),
Teignbridge
(4.7-29.7), Telford
& Wrekin (4.7-29.7),
Tendring, Test Valley
(27.6-22.7), Tewkesbury,
Thanet (8.7-4.8),
Three Rivers, Thurrock, |
| Tonbridge
& Malling, Torbay
(4.7-29.7), Torfaen,
Torridge (29.6-26.7),
Tower Hamlets, Trafford, Tunbridge Wells
(11.7-5.8). |
| Vale
of Glamorgan, Vale of White Horse
(24.7-19.8). |
| Wakefield
(13.6-8.7), Walsall
(18.7-12.8), Waltham
Forest (8.8-5.9),
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| Wandsworth
(27.6-22.7), Warrington
(11.7-5.8), |
| Warwick,
Warwickshire
(4.7-29.7: Warning. The authority's public notice
initially did not give precise dates for the public inspection. This was later
amended after ONB queried text with WCC, but not before the inspection period
commenced. Both versions incorrectly asserted that access to documents was restricted
under the data protection act), Watford, Waveney,
Waverley (11.7-5.8),
Wealdon, Wellingborough
(13.7-9.8), Welwyn
Hatfield, West Berks
(20.6-15.7), West
Devon, West Dorset
(11.7-5.8), West
Dunbartonshire, West Lancs, West Lindsey, West
Lothian (25.7-12.8),
West Oxon, West Somerset, West Sussex
(24.6-22.7), Western
Isles (2.8-22.8),
Westminster
(10.8-8.9), |
| Weymouth
& Portland, Wigan
(25.7-19.8), Wiltshire
(12.7-8.8), Winchester
(15.7-11.8), Windsor & Maidenhead, Wirral
(18.7-12.8), Woking,
Wokingham
(6.7-2.8), Wolverhampton
(25.7-19.8), Worcester,
Worcestershire
(23.6-20.7), Worthing
(5.7-1.8), Wrexham,
Wychavon, Wycombe, Wyre, Wyre Forest. | All
Police Authorities A-Z
| Avon/Somerset
(4.7-29.7), Bedfordshire
(12.8-9.7), Cambridgeshire
(11.8-7.9), Central
Scotland (1.8-19.8),
Cheshire (8.7-4.8),
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| City
of London, Cleveland
(18.7-5.8: Warning This inspection period is illegal
because it is for 15 and not 20 working days),
Cumbria, Derbyshire
(27.6-22.7: Warning. This inspection period is illegal
becaues the authority failed to place an online notice of public rights to inspect
accounts in tandem with a notice issued in the local media. DPA's treasurer Helen
Boffy told ONB: "The dates have been set and advertised in the local newspaper,
the Derby Telegraph, as required by the Accounts and Audit Regs 2011." She
also (incorrectly) stated: "Website notice does not comply with the regs."
The police authority placed the infomation online on 13/07/11 but has not re-scheduled
or extended the period), |
| Devon/Cornwall
(18.7-12.8), Dorset
(4.7-29.7), Durham
(18.7-12.8), Dyfed/Powys
(29.7-25.8), Essex
(25.7-19.8), Gloucestershire
(30.6-27.7), Grampian
(27.6-15.7), Gtr
Manchester (19.7-15.8),
Gwent, Hampshire
(1.7-28.7), Hertfordshire
(8.8-2.9), |
| Humberside
(18.7-12.8: Warning. The statutory notice is illegal
because it incorrectly asserts that the right to inspect accounts is restrictors
to 'electors'. This is contrary to the statute and to case law, notably HTV West
v. Bristol City Council 2004), Kent
(31.5-27.6), Lancashire
(was 4.7-29.7 now 8.8-2.9: Warning. The original
inspection period was illegal because the authority failed to advertise the public
rights on its website, 14 days before the start of the period. The authority posted
the notice online on 13/07/11, in response to ONB's enquiry, but on 22/07/11 re-scheduled
the inspection period with notice online and in the press. A spokesperson told
ONB: "Thank you for bringing the original omission to our attention and we
apologise for any inconvenience"), |
| Leicestershire,
Lincolnshire (29.6-26.7),
|
| London
Metropolitan (11.7-5.8),
Lothian & Borders
(18.7-5.8), Merseyside
(4.7-29.7), Norfolk
(25.7-19.8), Northamptonshire,
Northern (29.7-22.8),
Northern Ireland, Northumbria
(11.7-5.8), North
Wales, North Yorkshire
(18.7-12.8), |
| Nottinghamshire
(9.6-6.7), South
Wales (12.8-9.9), |
| South
Yorkshire (25.7-19.8),
Staffordshire
(4.7-22.7: Warning This inspection period is illegal
because it is for 15 and not 20 working days),
Strathclyde (25.7-12.8),
Suffolk, Surrey
(4.7-29.7), Sussex, |
| Tayside,
Thames Valley
(4.7-1.8: Warning: This inspection period is ilegal because the police authority
failed to post an online notice of public rights to view the accounts on its website,
until after the inspection period commenced), Warwickshire
(4.7-29.7: Warning. The authority's public notice
initially did not give precise dates for the public inspection. This was later
amended after ONB queried text with WCC, but not before the inspection period
commenced. Both versions incorrectly asserted that access to documents was restricted
under the data protection act), West Mercia,
|
| West
Midlands (20.6-15.7),
West Yorkshire
(11.7-5.8), Wiltshire
(4.8-1.9), | Strategic
Authorities A-Z
| Dartmoor
Nat.Park (5.7-1.8),
Exmoor Nat.Park
(17.6-14.7), Forth
Estuary transport (18.7-5.8), Gtr
London Authority (18.8-15.7) Hitrans
transport (29.7-22.8),
Leeds City Region
(29.6-26.7), London
Dev'mt Agency (4.7-29.7),
London Pensions Fund
(27.6-25.7), Mayor
of London (18.8-15.7) National
Assembly for Wales, Nestrans transport (25.7-12.8),
River Tees Port HA (6.6-1.7) Scotland
Excel (25.7-19.8), Sestran
(Scotland) (18.7-5.8), Sth
Downs Nat.Park (27.6-22.7) Sth
London Waste P'ship (4.7-29.7),
Strathclyde transport
(25.7-12.8), Tactran
(Scotland) (25.7-12.8),
Transport for London
(27.6-22.7), TWITA
(Tyne/Wear transport) (1.7-29.7), Yorks
Purchasing Org. (28.3-26.4:
Warning. This inspection period relates to the 2010 calendar year and not the
2010/11 financial year. The regulations require inspections to relate to audits
running from April to March.) |
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