Annual Reports and Accounts

Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board

Accounts for the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

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

a) copies of the unaudited accounts of Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board for the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 will be available for inspection from Tuesday 1 July 2025 to Tuesday 22 July 2025 (inclusive). The accounts will be available to view electronically on the council's website. Anyone who wishes to inspect the accounts or any items identified at b) should contact stephanie.mcguire@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

b) 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 without charge.

c) Any person interested may object to the account or to any part of those accounts, no later than Wednesday 23 July 2025 by:

i) sending their objection in writing, together with a statement of the grounds thereof, to the auditor, Pauline Murray, Senior Audit Manager, Audit Scotland, 4th Floor, 102 West Port, Edinburgh EH3 9DN, pmurray@audit-scotland.gov.uk.

ii) and sending their objection and statement to the authority and to any officer of the authority who may be concerned, by email to stephanie.mcguire@southlanarkshire.gov.uk.

d) The auditor shall, if requested by the person objecting, the authority, or by any officer of the authority who may be concerned, afford to that person or authority or officer, as the case may be, an opportunity of appearing before and being heard by the auditor with respect to that objection; and any such person or officer may so appear and be heard either personally or by a representative.

Paul Manning

Clerk to the Lanarkshire Valuation Joint Board

17 June 2025