Pre-Audit Inspection
Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:
a) Copies of the unaudited accounts of GLASGOW CITY IJB for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 will be available for public inspection between the hours of 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday, from Friday 26 June 2020 to Friday 17 July 2020, both days inclusive. Public inspection will not be available at our offices as a result of our response to the coronavirus pandemic. Using the powers contained in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, anyone who wishes to inspect the accounts or any items identified at b) should contact us at https://glasgowcity.hscp.scot/contact-us. The request and the information provided will then be made available on our website at the following link https://glasgowcity.hscp.scot/annual-accounts-and-annual-audit-report. If information cannot be made available electronically the IJB will make contact to provide access when there is no longer a significant risk of the transmission of coronavirus. A copy of the accounts will also be available at the following website: https://glasgowcity.hscp.scot/annual-accounts-and-annual-audit-report during this period;
b) Any person interested may inspect a copy of the abstracts of the accounts to be audited, all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers and receipts related thereto, and may receive copies of any or all parts of the accounts without charge in line with the arrangements outlined above;
c) Any person interested may object to the accounts or to any part of those accounts, no later than Monday 20 July 2020 by:
i sending their objection in writing, by email, together with a statement of the grounds thereof, to the external auditor, Mr John Cornett at jcornett@audit-scotland.gov.uk and
ii sending their objection in writing, together with a statement of the grounds thereof to the internal IJB auditor, Duncan Black, Head of Audit & Inspection, Financial Services, Glasgow City Council, City Chambers, Glasgow G2 1DU; and
iii sending a copy of that objection and statement to Glasgow City IJB and to any officer of the IJB who may be concerned, both at Commonwealth House, 32 Albion Street, Glasgow G1 1LH;
d) The auditor shall, if requested by the person objecting, or by any officer of the IJB who may be concerned, afford to that person or officer, as the case may be, an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by the auditor with respect to that objection; and any such person or officer may so appear and be heard either personally or by a representative. This will be carried out online or by telephone.
Susanne Millar, Interim Chief Officer, Commonwealth House, G1 1LH