Regulation 10(1) of the Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2014 (as amended) requires that the Responsible Financial Officer of Conwy Harbour Authority sign and date the statement of accounts, and certify that it presents a true and fair view of the financial position of the body at the end of the year to which it relates and of that body's income and expenditure for that year. The Regulations require that this be completed by 31 May 2023.
The 2022/23 statutory deadlines are shown in the table below along with extended deadlines provided by Welsh Government.
| Item | Statutory Deadline | Extended Deadline |
|---|
| Draft Statement of Accounts |
31 May 2023 |
31 July 2023 |
| Audited Statement of Accounts |
31 July 2023 |
31 December 2023 |
The Responsible Financial Officer has not signed and certified the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 by the statutory deadline and will work within the extended deadlines. This is primarily as a result of resources being prioritised to the delivery of a new corporate finance system.