Budgets and Finance

The Accounts and Audit (England) Regulations 2015 - Regulation 10, as Amended By The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Publication of accounts

The Accounts and Audit (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 require that the audited accounts and audit opinion are published by 30 September 2021. As at 30 September 2021 the Council's external auditor, Grant Thornton UK LLP, has not yet concluded the audit.

The delay has arisen due to a combination of factors, including;

• the impact of Covid-19 on the production of the draft accounts, the complexity of the audit and the pace at which it can be completed;
• the increased assurance work that auditors are required to carry out nationally with respect to pensions and asset valuations;
• resource capacity constraints on part of the external auditors, Grant Thornton LLP

The Council is continuing to work closely with the audit team as they complete their work. In line with the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, the Council has published a set of draft accounts. The Council will publish a final set of accounts as soon as the audit is concluded and the Audit Report issued.

This notice of delayed audit is being published in accordance with Regulation 10, paragraph (2a) of the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015.

Capital Strategy

• Capital Strategy: 2019 - 2020 (.pdf)
• Capital Strategy: 2020 - 2021 (.pdf)

Hastings Borough Council Budget

• Hastings Borough Council Draft Budget: 2022 - 2023 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Draft Budget: 2020 - 2021 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2019 - 2020 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2018 - 2019 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2017 - 2018 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2016 - 2017 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2015 - 2016 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2014 - 2015
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2013 - 2014 (.pdf)
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2012 - 2013
• Hastings Borough Council Budget: 2011 - 2012

Notice of Inspection

• Notice of Inspection 2020 - 2021 (.pdf)
• Notice of Inspection 2019 - 2020 (.pdf)
• Notice of Inspection 2018 - 2019 (.pdf)

Statement of Accounts

• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2020 - 2021 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2019 - 2020 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2018 - 2019 (.pdf)
• Conclusion of Audit Advert (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2017 - 2018 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2016 - 2017 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2015 - 2016 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2014 - 2015 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2013 - 2014 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2012 - 2013 (.pdf)
• Financial Report and Statement of Accounts: 2011 - 2012 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: 2010 - 2011 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: 2009 - 2010 (.pdf)

Conclusion of Audit Advert

• Conclusion of Audit Advert: 2018 - 2019 (.pdf)

Efficiency Plan

• Efficiency Plan: 2016 - 2017 to 2019 - 2020 (.pdf)

Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)

• Medium Term Financial Strategy 2019 - 2020 to 2022 - 2023 (.pdf)

Fraud transparency

• Local Government Town Hall Transparency - Fraud (.pdf)

Procurement transparency

• Purchase orders raised greater than £5,000: March 2018 (.csv)
• Purchase orders raised greater than £5,000: March 2018 (.pdf)
• Invitations to Tender greater than £5,000 (.pdf)

Supplier payments over £250

Updated every month, these reports list the total payments to suppliers with a cumulative value over £250. The reports contain supplier names and amounts but do not describe the nature of the business behind each transaction.

Please contact us if you would like to know more about the type of business being conducted.

• Supplier payments: May 2022 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2022 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2022 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2022 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2022 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2022 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2022 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2022 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2022 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2022 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: September 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: August 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: July 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: June 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: May 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2021 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2021 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: September 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: August 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: July 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: June 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: May 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2020 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2020 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: September 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: August 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: July 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: June 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: May 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2019 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2019 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: September 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: August 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: July 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: June 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: May 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2018 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2018 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: September 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: August 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: July 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: June 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: May 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2017 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2017 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: September 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: August 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: July 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: June 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: May 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: April 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: March 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: March 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: February 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: February 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: January 2016 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: January 2016 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: December 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: December 2015 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: November 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: November 2015 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: October 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: October 2015 (.csv)
• Supplier payments: September 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: August 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: July 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: June 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: May 2015 (.pdf)
• Supplier payments: April 2015 (.pdf)

Grants paid to charities:

• Grants paid: September 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: August 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: July 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: July 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: June 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: June 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: May 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: May 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: April 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: April 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: March 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: March 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: February 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: February 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: January 2014 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: January 2014 (.csv)
• Grants paid: December 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: November 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: November 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: October 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: October 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: September 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: September 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: August 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: August 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: July 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: July 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: June 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: June 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: May 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: May 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: April 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: April 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: March 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: March 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: February 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: February 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: January 2013 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: January 2013 (.csv)
• Grants paid: December 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: December 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: November 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: November 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: October 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: October 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: September 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: September 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: August 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: August 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: July 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: July 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: June 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: June 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: May 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: May 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: April 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: April 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: March 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: March 2012 (.csv)
• Grants paid: February 2012 (.pdf)
• Grants paid: February 2012 (.csv)

Fees and charges for council services and facilities

The following fees and charges apply from 01 January 2013:

• Pest control
• Licensing
• Beach huts
• Tackle huts, boats, winches and boxes
• Deckchairs and sunloungers
• Cemetery and crematorium
• Houses in Multiple Occupation
• Planning applications
• Local Land Charges
• On street parking tariffs
• Vehicle release fees
• Stray dogs
• Garden waste scheme
• Bulky waste collection
• Building Control standard and individual charges
• Street naming and numbering

Hastings and St Leonards Foreshore Charitable Trust Statement of Accounts:

• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2019 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2018 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2017 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2016 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2015 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2014 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2013 (.pdf)
• Statement of Accounts: Year ending 31 March 2011 (.pdf)

Annual Governance Report

The Annual Governance Report communicates the significant findings from the audit of Hastings Borough Council's financial statements and arrangements to secure economies, efficiencies and effectiveness in the use of resources.

• Annual Governance Report: 2018 - 2019 (.pdf)
• Annual Governance Report: 2015 - 2016 (.pdf)
• Annual Governance Report: 2014 - 2015 (.pdf)
• Annual Governance Report: 2013 - 2014 (.pdf)
• Annual Governance Report: 2012 - 2013 (.pdf)

Annual Governance Statement

The Annual Governance Statement is a statutory document which explains the processes and procedures in place to enable the council to carry out its functions effectively. The statement is produced following a review of the council's governance arrangements and includes an action plan to address any significant governance issues identified.

• Annual Governance Statement: 2018 - 2019 (.pdf)
• Annual Governance Statement: 2015 - 2016 (.pdf)
• Annual Governance Statement: 2014 - 2015 (.pdf)

Audit opinion and certificate

This document has been produced to certify that a completed audit of the accounts of Hastings Borough Council was in accordance with the requirements of the Audit Commission Act 1998 and the Code of Audit Practice issued by the Audit Commission.

• Audit opinion and certificate (.pdf)

Annual Audit Letter

The Annual Audit Letter summarises the findings of work completed in respect of the financial year. The detailed findings and recommendations are reported to Management and the Audit Committee in the Annual Governance Report.

• Annual Audit Letter: 2017 - 2018 (.pdf)
• Annual Audit Letter: 2016 - 2017 (.pdf)
• Annual Audit Letter: 2015 - 2016 (.pdf)
• Annual Audit Letter: 2014 - 2015 (.pdf)
• Annual Audit Letter: 2013 - 2014 (.pdf)

Welfare funerals

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2011 and 31 March 2012:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2011 - 31 March 2012 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2012 and 31 March 2013:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2012 - 31 March 2013 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2013 and 31 March 2014:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2013 - 31 March 2014 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2014 and 31 March 2015:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2014 - 31 March 2015 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2015 and 31 March 2016:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2015 - 31 March 2016 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2016 and 31 March 2017:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2016 - 31 March 2017 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2017 and 31 March 2018:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2017 - 31 March 2018 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2018 and 31 March 2019:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2018 - 31 March 2019 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2019 and 31 March 2020:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2019 - 31 March 2020 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2020 and 31 March 2021:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2020 - 31 March 2021 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2021 and 31 March 2022:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2021 - 31 March 2022 (.pdf)

Funerals conducted between 01 April 2022 and 31 March 2023:

• Welfare funerals: 01 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 (.pdf)

Parking revenues

• Parking revenues: 2013 - 2015 (.pdf)
• Parking revenues: 2012 - 2014 (.pdf)