Scam text messages about parking tickets (PCN's)

Warning to Residents about scam text messages, asking you to pay a penalty charge notice (PCN parking ticket). Do not make any payments or share your bank details, we will never contact you via text message to request PCN payments. please report it to Action Fraud online or by calling 0300 123 2040.

External Audit and how to contact the council's external auditors

Under the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 any local resident or interested party has the legal right to inspect our accounts and related documents and, in certain circumstances, to contact our external auditors.

Our external auditors are Ernst & Young LLP and the appointed Audit Director is:

Neil Harris

Associate Partner, Government & Public Sector, UKI Assurance

Ernst & Young LLP

400 Capability Green

Luton

Bedfordshire LU1 3LU

NHarris2@uk.ey.com

However prior to contacting the external auditors it would be helpful to first make reference to Council accounts: a guide to your rights (PDF), published by the National Audit Office April 2015.