Financial Information
The Parish Council sets a budget each year and this is largely funded from the Coucnil Tax. Council Tax is charged on each property in a parish, and is seen on your annual Council Tax bill. It is used to fund all the activities that a Parish Council undertakes for the benefit of the community. The County Council, District Council, Police and Fire Service also fund themselves through the Council Tax.
At the end of each financial year, the Parish Council is required, in accordance with the Accounts and Audit Regulations, to complete an Annual Return setting out its Accounting Statements and an Annual Governance Statement. These statements and their supporting documentation are audited by the Council's Internal Auditor and an External Auditor currently appointed by the government.
Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2021-2022
Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2021/22 Form 2 To be completed only by Local Councils, Internal Drainage Boards and other smaller authorities* where the higher of gross income or gross expenditure was £25,000 or less, that meet the qualifying criteria, and that wish to CERTIFY themselves as EXEMPT from a limited assurance review Guidance notes on completing Form 2 of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return 2021/22 1. Every smaller authority in England where the higher of gross income or gross expenditure was £25,000 or less must, following the end of each financial year, complete Form 2 of the Annual Governance and Accountability Return in accordance with Proper Practices, unless the authority: a) does not meet the qualifying criteria for exemption; or b) does not wish to certify itself as exempt 2. Smaller authorities where the higher of all gross annual income or gross annual expenditure does not exceed £25,000 and that meet the qualifying criteria as set out in the Certificate of Exemption are able to declare themselves exempt from sending the completed Annual Governance and Accountability Return to the external auditor for a limited assurance review provided the authority completes: a) The Certificate of Exemption, page 3 and returns a copy of it to the external auditor either by email or by post (not both) no later than 30 June 2022. Failure to do so will result in reminder letter(s) for which the Authority will be charged £40 +VAT for each letter; and b) The Annual Governance and Accountability Return (Form 2) which is made up of: • Annual Internal Audit Report (page 4) must be completed by the authority's internal auditor. • Section 1 – Annual Governance Statement (page 5) must be completed and approved by the authority. • Section 2 – Accounting Statements (page 6) must be completed and approved by the authority. NOTE: Authorities certifying themselves as exempt SHOULD NOT send the completed Annual Governance and Accountability Return to the external auditor. 3. The authority must approve Section 1 Annual Governance Statement before approving Section 2 Accounting Statements and both must be approved and published on the authority website/webpage before 1 July 2022.
AUDIT 2021-2022
Annual-Return-Form2-2021-22_e-1 DUNTON BASSETT (PDF, 1 Mb)
Annual-Return-Form2-2021-22_e-1 DUNTON BASSETT
Public notice 12th may 2022 (Word Document, 19 Kb)
Public notice 12th may 2022
21-Explanation-of-Variances-2021-22 DUNTON BASSETT (MS Excel, 48 Kb)
21-Explanation-of-Variances-2021-22 DUNTON BASSETT
20-Bank-reconciliation DUNTON BASSETT (Excel Spreadsheet, 18 Kb)
20-Bank-reconciliation DUNTON BASSETT
22-Reconciliation-between-Box-7-and-Box-8-DUNTON BASSETT (Excel Spreadsheet, 14 Kb)
22-Reconciliation-between-Box-7-and-Box-8-DUNTON BASSETT
Audit 2020-2021
Audit 2020-2021 (PDF, 1019 Kb)
Audit 2020-2021
Public notice 10th may 2021 (Word Document, 19 Kb)
Public notice 10th may 2021
BANK RECONCILIATION 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 16 Kb)
BANK RECONCILIATION 2021
Explanation of Variances (MS Excel, 59 Kb)
Explanation of Variances
External Auditors report 2020-2021 (PDF, 138 Kb)
External Auditors report 2020-2021
Conclusion of audit notice 2020-2021

Audit 2019-2020
Public Notice 2020 (Word Document, 19 Kb)
Public Notice 2020
Audit 2020 (PDF, 3.1 Mb)
Audit 2020
Bank Reconciliation (Excel Spreadsheet, 18 Kb)
Bank Reconciliation
Explanation of Variences (MS Excel, 41 Kb)
Explanation of Variences
Audit 2018-2019
Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2018-2019 (Word Document, 45 Kb)
Annual Governance and Accountability Return for 2018-2019
Notice of Public Rights & Publication of Unaudited AGAR 2018/19 (Word Document, 23 Kb)
Notice of public rights & publication of unaudited AGAR 2018/2019

Internal Audit Report 2018-2019
Precept and Budget
The Precept is that element of your Council Tax that is paid to Dunton Bassett Parish Council.
Every year, the Parish Council draws up budgets and calculates how much money it needs for the next Financial Year. These are usually finalised at the January Full Council meeting and then submitted to Harborough District Council (HDC).HDC co-ordinates the other demands from Leicestershire County Council, the Police and themselves and come up with the rate to be paid from 1st April of that year.
The precept for 2017-2018 is set and agreed at £7,170.00
The precept for 2018-2019 is set and agreed at £9,851
The precept for 2019-2020 is set and agreed at £10,981.00
The precept for 2020-2021 is set and agreed at £12,390.00
The precept for 2021-2022 is set and agreed at £12,890.00
Precept Application 2018-2019 (MS Excel, 182 Kb)
Precept Application 2018-2019
Precept and Budget 2017-2018 (PDF, 362 Kb)
Precept and Budget 2017-2018
Accounts and Financial Statement 2018-2019
Accounts and Financial Statement 2018-2019 (Excel Spreadsheet, 17 Kb)
Accounts and Financial Statement 2018-2019
Included in this pack:
Bank Reconciliation
Receipts & Payments Summary
Asset Register
Notes to the Accounts
Items of expenditure above £100
Expenditure 2020-2021
db-2022-cashbook-20220531 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
db-2022-cashbook-20220531
db-2022-cashbook-20220430 opening (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure April 2022
Expenditure March 2022 (Excel Spreadsheet, 52 Kb)
Expenditure March 2022
Expenditure February 2022 (Excel Spreadsheet, 52 Kb)
Expenditure February 2022
Expenditure January 2022 (Excel Spreadsheet, 51 Kb)
Expenditure January 2022
Expenditure December 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 51 Kb)
Expenditure December 2021
Expenditure November 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
Expenditure November 2021
Expenditure October 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
Expenditure October 2021
September expenditure 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
September expenditure 2021
August expenditure 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
August expenditure 2021
July Expenditure 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
July Expenditure 2021
Expenditure June 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
Expenditure June 2021
Expenditure May 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure May 2021
Expenditure April 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure April 2021
Expenditure March 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 53 Kb)
Expenditure March 2021
Expenditure February 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
Expenditure February 2021
Expenditure January 2021 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
Expenditure January 2021
Expenditure December 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
Expenditure December 2020
Expenditure November 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
Expenditure November 2020
Expenditure October 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure October 2020
Expenditure September 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure September 2020
Expenditure August 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure August 2020
Expenditure July 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure July 2020
Expenditure June 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure June 20
Expenditure May 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure May 20
Expenditure April 20 (Excel Spreadsheet, 44 Kb)
Expenditure April 20
March Expenditure 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 50 Kb)
March Expenditure 2020
February Expenditure 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 49 Kb)
February Expenditure 2020
Expenditure January 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 51 Kb)
Expenditure January 2020
Expenditure December 2020 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure December 2020
Expenditure Nov 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 48 Kb)
Expenditure Nov 19
Expenditure Oct 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure Oct 19
Expenditure Sept 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 47 Kb)
Expenditure Sept 19
Expenditure August 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 46 Kb)
Expenditure August 19
Expenditure July 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 46 Kb)
Expenditure July 19
Expenditure June 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure June 19
Expenditure May 20199 (Excel Spreadsheet, 45 Kb)
Expenditure May 20199
Expenditure April 19 (Excel Spreadsheet, 44 Kb)
Expenditure April 19
Grant Applications
Windfarm application for barriers at loves lane 2018 (MS Word, 39 Kb)
Windfarm application for barriers at loves lane 2018
Transparency fund application 2018-2019 (Excel Spreadsheet, 161 Kb)
Transparency fund application 2018-2019
Risk Assessment policy
Risk Assessment 2022 (MS Word, 70 Kb)
Risk Assessment 2022
Standing Orders Adopted March 2022
DBPC Standing Orders March 2022 (MS Word, 293 Kb)
DBPC Standing Orders March 2022
Financial Regulations Adopted March 2022
Financial Regulations March 2022 (MS Word, 220 Kb)
Financial Regulations March 2022
Windfarm
Windfarm application form (MS Word, 38 Kb)
Windfarm application form