Freedom of Information Request – External Auditor Objections 24/25

Resident A submitted a Freedom of Information request which read:

1 How many complaints against Hadleigh Town Council has the External Auditor investigated with since January 2021.
Please provide documented evidence

2 How many complaints has the External Auditor upheld against Hadleigh Town Council since January 2021.
Please provide documented evidence .

3 How much has the External Auditor charged Hadleigh Town Council to investigate these complaints since January 2021.
Please provide documented evidence.

The Town Council responds as follows for 24/25:

For the year 24/25 the figures are below (please note that there are 3 stages to the objection process, the 1st stage looks at whether the objection is eligible, the 2nd stage looks at whether the objection can be accepted and the final stage considers the objection and a decision is made):

I provide below evidence of the objections, eligibility decisions and acceptance decisions. There are no final decisions made for 24/25 as the work has not yet been completed by the External Auditor.

Objector A:
24-25 Objector A – Objections
24-25 Objector A – Eligibility & Acceptance

Objector B:
24-25 Objector B – Objections
24-25 Objector B – Eligibility
24-25 Objector B – Acceptance