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Public Inspection of Local Authority Accounts 2009/2010



METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCILS IN ENGLAND

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

5/35 local authorities have published the
statutory newspaper notices on the web
Barnsley
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 27 Jul-21 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 4 Aug-29 Aug 2008.

Birmingham
Files open: 12 Jul-6 Aug *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 13 Jul-7 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

Bolton
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 31 Jul-27 Aug 2008.

Bradford
Files open: 1 Jul-28 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 9 Jul-5 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: no info provided.

Bury
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jul-28 Aug 2008.

Calderdale
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 21 Jul-15 Aug 2008.

Coventry
Files open: 7 Jul-4 Aug
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 8 Jul-5 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

Doncaster
Files open: 26 Jul-20 Aug *1
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 20 Jul-14 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 21 Jul-15 Aug 2008.

Dudley
Files open: 1 Jun-28 Jun
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 2 Jun-27 Jun 2008.

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

Kirklees
Files open: 28 Jun-23 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 30 Jun-27 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

Knowsley
Files open: 14 Jun-16 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 15 Jun-10 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 23 Jun-14 Jul 2008.

Leeds
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 20 Jul-14 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 1 Jul-29 Jul 2008.

Liverpool
Files open: 1 Jul-27 Jul *1
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
WARNING: Liverpool City Council applies a 20p copying charge on any document requested by any taxpayer exercising their right to inspect the accounts. A council official told ONB (24/06/10): "We have to find ways of raising money and we are entitled to charge any reasonable copying expense." ONB verdict: This fee regime is, prima facie, excessive and disproportionate. City taxpayers should request electronic copies of accounts and files.
2008/09 inspection: 1 Jul-28 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 2 Jul-29 Jul 2008.

Manchester
Files open: 21 Jul-18 Aug
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 8 Jul-4 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 9 Jul-5 Aug 2008.

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

North Tyneside
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: no information.
2007/08 inspection: no information.

Oldham
Files open: 14 Jun-9 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 20 Jul-14 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 24 Jul-20 Aug 2008.

Rochdale
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 30 Jun-27 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-28 Jul 2008.

Rotherham
Files open: 5 Jul-30 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 25 Jul-21 Aug 2008.

Salford
Files open: 2 Aug-27 Aug *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 3 Aug-28 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 28 Jul-22 Aug 2008.

Sandwell
Files open: 29 Jun-26 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-21 Jul 2008.

Sefton
Files open: 12 Jul-6 Aug
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

Sheffield
Files open: 19 Jul-13 Aug *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 20 Jul-14 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 21 Jul-15 Aug 2008.

Solihull
Files open: 2 Jul-29 Jul *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 3 Jul-30 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 26 Jun-23 Jul 2008.

South Tyneside
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 27 Jul-21 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 30 Jun-25 Jul 2008.

St Helens
Files open: tbc
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 6 Jul-31 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 2 Jul-30 Jul 2008.

Stockport
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.

Sunderland
Files open: 2 Aug-27 Aug
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 27 Jul-24 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 1 Aug-31 Aug 2008.

Tameside
Files open: 16 Jun-13 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 16 Jun-13 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 11 Jun-9 Jul 2008.

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

Wakefield
Files open: 1 Jul-28 Jul
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: Yes
2008/09 inspection: 1 Jul-28 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 1 Jul-29 Jul 2008.

Walsall
Files open: 12 Jul-6 Aug *1
Council website notice: No
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: No FOIA response.
2007/08 inspection: 24 Jul-20 Aug 2008.

Wigan
Files open: 19 Jul-13 Aug *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: No
2008/09 inspection: 20 Jul-14 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 28 Jul-22 Aug 2008.

Wirral
Files open: 2 Jul-29 Jul
Council website notice: Yes
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 1 Jul-28 Jul 2009.
2007/08 inspection: no info provided.

Wolverhampton
Files open: 12 Jul-6 Aug. *1
Council website notice: tbc
Newspaper notice: tbc
2008/09 inspection: 13 Jul-7 Aug 2009.
2007/08 inspection: 14 Jul-8 Aug 2008.

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Credit: *1 denotes dates as supplied to ONB by B. Slater (Friends of the Earth researcher).