Are Parish Councils legally required to keep up to date accounts.

Question

My parish council has only been keeping accounts for the last 2 years.  Any accounts from earlier were not even audited.  Who is in charge of accounting and is the chair the person wh should make sure accounts are in order.

Answer 1

Every council must keep accounts and have them audited by the auditor appointed by the Audit Commission.  The council as a whole has responsibility, although this is often delegated to the responsible financial officer - who is usually also the clerk.