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

ConservativeSouth 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 McGovern
The 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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