The Statements of Accounts are produced every year by the PCC and the Chief Constable. The law requires the accounts to comply with national accounting standards.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC RIGHTS

POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR MERSEYSIDE ANDTHE CHIEF CONSTABLE MERSEYSIDE POLICE

AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2026

The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015
Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014

Notice is hereby given under The Accounts and Audit Regulations 2015 that from Wednesday 1st July to Tuesday 11th August 2026 between the hours of 9.30 am and 4.00 pm, on weekdays any person may inspect, and make copies of the accounts and all books, deeds, contracts, bills, vouchers, receipts and other related documents of the Commissioner and/or the Chief Constable for the year ended 31st March 2026, as stipulated in Sections 25 and 26 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. The accounts and other documents will be available for inspection at one of the addresses below by prior arrangement. Please telephone 0151 777 5155 to make an appointment.

The accounts will also be available on the following web sites;-

https://www.merseysidepcc.info

https://www.merseyside.police.uk

During this period, a local government elector for any area to which the accounts relate, or their representative, may question the auditor about the accounts, or make an objection to the accounts as set out in sections 26 and 27 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014. Any objection, and the grounds on which it is made, must be sent to the auditor in writing, with a copy to the PCC Chief Finance Officer at the address below. Any objection must state the grounds on which the objection is being made and particulars of:-

  1. any item of account which is alleged to be contrary to law; and
  2. any matter in respect of which it is proposed that the auditor could make a public interest report under section 24 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to, the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014.

Objections should be addressed to Karen Murray, Partner, Forvis Mazars, Audit (Public & Social Sector), One St Peter's Square, Manchester, M2 3DE.

A guide to your rights can be found at:www.nao.org.uk/code-audit-practice

Dated 12th June 2026

John Riley,
Chief Finance Officer,
Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner for Merseyside,
Mather Avenue Training Centre,
Mather Avenue,
Liverpool,
L18 9TG.

Helen Stafford,
Acting Director of Resources,
Merseyside Police,
Rose Hill,
15 Cazneau Street,
Liverpool,
L3 3AN

Statement of Accounts 2024/25

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