Public inspection notification
We make our draft accounts available for the public to see for three weeks each summer, before they have finished being audited. This is so the public can see the
- bills
- deeds
- books
- contracts
- other documents that the accounts are based on.
Scope of 2024/25 accounts
This annual inspection covers the bodies of
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- Lothian Pension Fund and Scottish Homes Pension Fund
- The City of Edinburgh Council Charitable Trusts
- Edinburgh Integration Joint Board.
Separate arrangements are in place for each of
- Lothian Valuation Joint Board
- South East of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran).
2024/25 inspection period
This period for 2024/25 will run over the fifteen working-day period from Tuesday 1 July 2025 to Monday 21 July 2025 both dates inclusive. This period applies to all bodies noted above.
The unaudited accounts for the above-noted bodies will be accessible via the Council’s website by 1 July 2025. Any requests for inspection must thereafter be sent for the attention of the Service Director: Finance and Procurement, corporate.finance2@edinburgh.gov.uk, whereupon the request(s) will be considered and, wherever possible, the requested information provided electronically. Where this is not possible, the Council will make arrangements to provide access.