Audit STATEMENT toOF ACCOUNTS 2019/20 Subject www.cumbria.police.uk The draft Statement of Accounts was approved by the Joint Chief Finance Officer on 29 June 2020. At this point the Grant Thornton LLP ‘appointed auditor’ has not yet completed his annual audit and as such has not given an opinion on the accounts. The accounts are therefore watermarked ‘subject to audit’. Once the audit has been completed, which is expected to be in September 2020, the Chief Constable will be asked to approve the Statements and the audit opinion provided will be inserted at pages 22- 25 and the watermarking removed. Pages 20 and Page AGS2 of these accounts include signatures which have been removed for the purposes of publication on the website. Audit to The Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary Statement of Accounts 2019/20 Subject About this Publication This publication contains the single entity financial statements for the Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary. All funding for the Constabulary comes from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (the Commissioner). For an overall (group) financial position please see the Commissioner’s Statement of Accounts which incorporates those of the Chief Constable. The Statement of Accounts for The Statement of Accounts is 2019/20 is available on the also available in printed Constabulary’s website at format from the office of the www.cumbria.police.uk Police and crime Commissioner for a nominal The corresponding accounts for fee of £10 per copy. the Police and Crime Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner’s website at: www.cumbria-pcc.gov.uk. 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Subject Turkish 01768 217734’u arayarak, bu dokümanın bir kopyasını büyük puntolu, körler için kabartmalı, ses dosyası gibi değişik formatlarda veya farklı bir dilde edinebilirsiniz 1 | P a g e The Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary – Statement of Accounts 2019/20 The Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary Statement of Accounts 2019/20 Contents Page(s) The Joint CFO Introduction. For a quick Joint Chief Finance Officer Narrative Report 3-20 highly summarised Responsibilities for the Statement of Accounts 21 version of this statement of accounts please Auditors Report to the Chief Constable 22-25 read the next 18 pages. The Core Financial Statements full story starts on page 21, please read Comprehensive Income and Expenditure Statement 26 that too. Audit Movement in Reserves 27 Please see page Balance Sheet 28 30 for a full list of the notes to the accounts Cash Flow Statement to29 and cross references to Notes to the Accounts 30-51 page numbers. Police Officer Pension Fund Account 52-53 Throughout this Glossary of Terms 54-56 publication wherever a 57-60 word, phrase or Annex A - Statement of Accounting Policies acronym is shown in teal Annex B – Technical Annex - Financial Instruments 61-62 coloured text and underlined Annex C – Technical Annex – Pension Disclosures 63-72 an explanation is provided in the Glossary of Annex D – Annual Governance Statement AGS 1-24 Terms. Subject 2 | P a g e The Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary – Statement of Accounts 2019/20 Joint Chief Finance Officer Narrative Report Introduction Statutory Framework I am pleased to introduce the financial Statement of The Chief Constable was established as a statutory Accounts for the 2019/20 financial year. This financial entity under the Police Reform and Social statement sets out the single entity statements of the Responsibility Act 2011 (PRSRA 2011). The PRSRA 2011 Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary. The Police provides that there will be a Police and Crime and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria (the Commissioner for each police area with responsibility Commissioner) has also produced group accounts, for ensuring the maintenance of the police force for which consolidate the single entity statements of the the area, securing that the police force is efficient and Chief Constable and the Commissioner. The accounts effective and holding the Chief Constable to account. are published in accordance with the Accounts and The Commissioner has wider responsibilities than Audit Regulations 2015. those solely relating to the police force. These include responsibility for the delivery of community safety and The statement provides a breakdown of net spending crime reduction, the enhancement of the delivery of during the year and shows the overall financial position criminal justice in their area and providing support to of the Chief Constable as at 31 March 2020. The victims. Audit reporting format is specifically designed to meet the requirements of the Code of Practice on Local The PRSRA 2011 established the Chief Constable as a Authority Accounting. A series of notes are provided separate statutory entity, distinct from the to assist readers in their understanding of the Commissionerto and with operational independence. statement, whilst the presentational format is The Chief Constable is responsible for maintaining the designed to make for easier reading by those who Queen’s peace and the exercise of police powers. The access the document through the Chief Constable’s Chief Constable is accountable to the Commissioner for website: www.cumbria.police.uk leadership of the force, the delivery of efficient and The narrative statement provides a simplified summary effective policing and the management of resources of the financial statements with expanded information and expenditure for the police force. on the objectives, activities, performance and future financial prospects of the Constabulary. This aims to The PRSRA 2011 sets out the statutory financial give the reader greater understanding of the context in framework for the Commissioner and Chief Constable. which the financial statements are set. The narrative The legislation provides for the Secretary of State to statement is also available as a stand-alone document issue a financial code of practice in relation to the on the same website. The Commissioner’s proper administration of financial affairs. The Home consolidatedSubject financial statements showing the group Office, under the legislation, issues a Financial position can be accessed from the Commissioner’s website: https://cumbria-pcc.gov.uk/ 3 | P a g e The Chief Constable for Cumbria Constabulary – Statement of Accounts 2019/20 Joint Chief Finance Officer Narrative Report Management Code of Practice for the Police Forces of policing, response, management of calls for service and England and Wales. The Code supports the statutory criminal justice. Territorial policing is structured in framework further setting out the financial three geographic areas, which are supported by shared relationships and requirements for the Commissioner specialist policing resources such as roads policing, and Chief Constable. dogs and firearms. This financial framework provides that the The Crime Command is responsible for investigating Commissioner receives all funding, including crime and includes specialist units for gathering government grants, council tax income and other intelligence, major crime investigation, countering sources of income related to policing and crime serious and organised crime, public protection and reduction. All funding for the Chief Constable must scientific support. come from the Commissioner. This, in addition to the powers of the Commissioner to set the strategic There are also two support directorates both of which direction for policing and appoint and dismiss the Chief report to the Deputy Chief Constable. The Corporate Constable, creates a subsidiary relationship between Support Directorate includes finance, people, estates, the Commissioner and the Chief Constable. As such, fleet, ICT, learning Audit& development, commercial and the Commissioner must publish a set of group central services. In overall terms, the Corporate consolidated accounts in addition to single entity Support directorate aims to provide cohesive and accounts. The Chief Constable must publish single integrated support for operational policing. entity accounts and provide information to the Theto Corporate Improvement Directorate includes a Commissioner to support the publication of group number of corporate functions including strategic accounts. development, performance and management Organisational Structure information, business improvement unit, marketing and communications and responsibility for The Chief Constable is supported by a Deputy Chief coordinating the Constabulary’s change programme. Constable and Assistant Chief Constable who are responsible for a portfolio of functions within the Legal Services is a small specialist function, which organisation. operates independently from the main directorate structure and provides services to the Chief