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We acknowledge as the n'rembers of:

NEW HUTTON PARISH CCUNCIL

our fesponsibility for ensuring that there is a sound system CIf internal *ontrol, including arrangements for
ihe preparation of the Accounting $tatements. We *cnfirm, tc the best of our knowledge ar":d belief, with
respect to the Accounting Staternents for th* year ended 31 Lllarch ?C19. ihat:

1. \lJe have put in place arrangements for effective financial
management during the year, and for the preparation of
the accounting statements"
2. We maintained an adequate system of intemal control
including measures designed to prevent and detect fraud
and conuption and reviewed its effectiveness.
prepared ils accaunting slatements in accordance
with the Accaunts and Audit Regulations.
made proper anangements and accepted responsibility
for safeguarding the public money and resoures in
/ its charge.

3. We took all reasonable steps to assure ourselves has only done what it has the legal power to do and has
that there are no matters of actual or potential complied with Froper Pracfibes rn doing so.
non-compliance with laws, regulations and Proper
Practices that could have a significant financial efiect
on the ability of this authority to conducl its
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business or manage its finances.
4. We provided proper opportunity during the year for duiing the year gave all persons rnferesled the oppartunity to
the exercise of electors' rights in accordance with the inspect and ask guesfions about this authority's accaunts.
requirements of the Accounts and Audit Regulations.
5. We canied out an assessment of the risks facing this ansidered and docurnented the ftnancial and other isks it
authority and took appropriate steps to manage those faces and deaft with them propedy.
risks, induding the introduction of intemal controls and/or
exiemal insurance cover where required.
6. We maintained throughout the year an adequate and arranged far a eompetent person, independent of the financial
effective system of intemal audit of the accounting controls and pracedures, to give an abjective view on whether
records and control systems. internal controls meet the needs oilhrs smaller authority.
7. We took appropriate action on all matters raised responded to matters broughtto its attention by intemal and
in reports from intemal and extemal audit. extemal audit.
8, We considered whether any litigation, liabilities or disclosed everything it should have about its business activity
commitments, events or transactions, occuning either l duing the year including events taking place after the year
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during or afier the year-end, have a financial impact on t end if rebvant.
this authority and, where appropriate, have induded them
in the accounting statements.
9. (For local councils only) Trust funds induding Yes t" has met all of its responsrb/ifibs where as a body
charitable. ln our capacity as the sole managing
trustee we discharged our accountability I carporate if rs a sole managing trustee of a lacal trust
or trusts.
responsibilities for the tund(s)/assets, induding
financial reporting and, if required, independent
examination or audit-
*For any staternent to which the response is 'no',
an explanation should be published

This Annuai Governance Statement was approved at a Signed by the Chairman and Clerk of the meeting where
meeting *f the ai:thority on approval was given:
rdior /i't
and record€d a$ rnirlute ieference: unalrman
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fic5 $*qb Clerk l/N-'** "

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