Statement of Accounts

The Statement of Accounts are statutory documents produced annually. They provide information about the Police and Crime Commissioner and the Chief Constable’s financial performance and financial position.

There are statements covering the performance of both the Chief Constable and the PCC as well as looking at both together.

All Local Authorities, Chief Constables and PCCs are required to follow the same standard format when producing their statutory accounts. This should enable members of the public to compare and contrast the Authority’s financial performance over a number of years as well as with other Local Authorities, Chief Constables and PCCs.

The external audit of the draft statement of accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 has not yet been completed by our external auditors, EY LLP, due to the complex set of factors contributing to audit delays across the sector. This situation is allowed for by Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015. (See attached link: The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 (legislation.gov.uk)). Therefore, this notification explains, as per paragraph (2a), that we are not yet able to publish our audited 2022/23 final statement of accounts in line with deadline of 30th September 2023, as per paragraph (1). The [audit committee] will consider the results of the 2022/23 audit, after which we will publish the final audited accounts.

Read the most up-to-date Statement of Accounts:

• Public Inspection Notice 2022-23