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Public Inspection of Local Authority Accounts 2009/2010



COUNTY COUNCILS IN ENGLAND

The public inspection period is...
 
t.b.c.
 
pending
 
open
 
closed

6/36 local authorities have published the
statutory newspaper notices on the web
Bedfordshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Aug-4 Sep 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 8 Aug-8 Sep 2008.

Buckinghamshire
Files open: 19 Jul-13 Aug
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 15 Jul-11 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 1 Aug-3 Sep 2008.

Cambridgeshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 7 Aug-4 Sep 2009.
2007/08 inspection: no info provided.

Cornwall
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 16 Jun-11 Jul 2008.

Cumbria
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 28 Jul-22 Aug 2008.

Derbyshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 13 Jul-7 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 21 Jul-15 Aug 2008.

Devon
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 10 Aug-7 Sep 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

Dorset
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

Durham
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

East Sussex
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 29 Jun-24 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 21 Jul-14 Aug 2008.

Essex
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 24 Jul-21 Sep 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 21 Jul-15 Aug 2008.

Gloucestershire
Files open: 12 Jul-9 Aug
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 10 Jul-13 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 11 Jul-14 Aug 2008.

Hampshire
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: no FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: no info provided.

Herefordshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: not applicable.

Hertfordshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

Kent
Files open: 14 Jun-9 Jul
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 8 Jun-3 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 9 Jun-4 Jul 2008.

Lancashire
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

Leicestershire
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 13 Jul-3 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

Lincolnshire
Files open: 21 Jun-16 Jul
& 13 Aug-10 Sep
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: Yes
Warning: The original notice was misworded. The Audit Commission has instructed the council to re-run the public inspection.
2008/09 inspection: 24 Jun-20 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 23 Jun-18 Jul 2008.

Norfolk
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

Northamptonshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

Northumberland
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

North Yorkshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 23 Jun-18 Jul 2008.

Nottinghamshire
Files open: 28 Jun-23 Jul
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 29 Jun-21 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

Oxfordshire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

Shropshire & districts
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 15 Jun-unspec 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 16 Jun-11 Jul 2008.

Somerset
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

Staffordshire

Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 29 Jun-24 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-21 Jul 2008.


Suffolk
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 20 Jul-14 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: no info provided.

Surrey
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

Warwickshire
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul.
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 7 Jul-1 Aug 2008.

West Sussex
Files open: 25 Jun-23 Jul
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 23 Jun-21 Jul 2008.

Wiltshire
Files open: 2 Jul-29 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 29 Jul-26 Aug 2008.

Worcestershire
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

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