Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78279
Parish and Town Councils: Annual Reports
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025
Question
Alberto Costa
Conservative — South Leicestershire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to require parish councils to submit annual governance reports to their principal authorities.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 require parish councils and other smaller authorities to produce an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR). Parish councils are accountable to their local electorate rather than their principal authority...
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