Annual Accounts

Notice is hereby given under Regulation 9 (1) of the Local Authority Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2014 that:

1. Copies of the unaudited accounts of East Lothian Council, the East Lothian Integration Joint Board and the Dr.Bruce Fund for the period from 1 April 2023 to

31 March 2024 will be available for public inspection from 1 July 2024 to end of day 19 July 2024.

2.  Copies of the unaudited accounts can be found online at https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/downloads/download/13467/unaudited_statement_of_accounts. A print copy of each set of accounts will also be available for public inspection at John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, East Lothian Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4pm.
3. Any person interested may inspect a copy of the abstract(s) of the accounts to be audited, all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, and receipts related thereto, and may take copies of any or all parts of the accounts and the associated documents without charge. If the Council is requested to provide copies a charge of 20p per A4 sheet and 40p per A3 sheet will be incurred.
4. Communications relating to the inspection can be made by emailing businessfinance@eastlothian.gov.uk .   

Any person interested may object to the accounts or to any part of those accounts, no later than 22 July 2024 by:

1. Sending their objection to the East Lothian Council or East Lothian Integration Joint Board accounts to John Boyd, Audit Director, Audit Scotland, 4th floor, The Athenaeum Building, 8 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1BT or by e-mail to jboyd@audit-scotland.gov.uk.
2. Sending their objection to the Dr. Bruce Fund accounts to Mark Ferris, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland, 4th floor, The Athenaeum Building, 8 Nelson Mandela Place, Glasgow G2 1BT or by e-mail to mferris@audit-scotland.gov.uk.
3. Sending a copy of that objection and statement to the authority and to any officer of the authority who may be concerned, both at the office of the Executive Director for Council Resources (Chief Financial Officer), John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3HA or by email to businessfinance@eastlothian.gov.uk.

Sarah Fortune

Executive Director for Council Resources

John Muir House, Brewery Park, Haddington, EH41 3HA

13 June 2024