Audit of accounts 2023 / 2024 - Right to inspect the statement of accounts

The Statement of Accounts of South Tyneside Council, including the Tyne and Wear Pension Fund Accounts, for the year ended 31 March 2024 will be published within the 2023/24 Unaudited Financial Statements and can be found on the Council's website www.southtyneside.gov.uk from 31 May 2024 onwards.

Under the regulations, the Statement of Accounts is available for inspection by any interested party or any journalist at South Shields Town Hall, Westoe Road, South Shields, NE33 2RL during the period Wednesday 18 December 2024 to Wednesday 5 February 2025. The Inspection can be undertaken on Mondays to Fridays, between the hours of 9.00 am and 4.00 pm, when any such party may view and make copies of the Statement of Accounts or any of the supporting working papers.

Interested parties can also raise questions with the Council's auditors. The Council's Auditor can be contacted at Ernst & Young LLP, Citygate, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JD where any objections to the accounts should be lodged. All other requests should be made at the Town Hall & Civic Offices address given below.

Dated 18 December 2024.

STUART REID
Director Business and Resources
Town Hall & Civic Centre
Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 2RL