Parish and Town Councils: Accountability
Commons · Question 84984 · Tabled 24 Oct 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability at parish council level.
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 29 Oct 2025
Under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015, parish councils are required to complete and publish an Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) to support transparency in council spending and enable the local electorate to hold them to account. ...