Statement of Responsibilities for the Statement of Accounts - Authority ____

1. The Authority's responsibilities

1.1 The Authority is required:

· to make arrangements for the proper administration of its financial affairs and to ensure that one of its officers has the responsibility for the administration of those affairs. In this Authority, that officer is the Treasurer:

· to manage its affairs so as to secure economic, efficient and effective use of resources and safeguard its assets:

· to approve the Statement of Accounts

2. The Chairman's Statement

2.1 I certify that the statement of accounts for 2004/05 were considered and approved at the Finance and General Purposes Committee meeting on 26 July 2005.

Cllr. P. Heath

Chairman - Finance and General Purposes Committee

26 July 2005

Statement of Responsibilities for the Statement of Accounts - Treasurer_ ____

3. The Treasurer's responsibilities

3.1 The Treasurer is responsible for the preparation of the Authority's Statement of Accounts in accordance with proper practices as set out in the CIPFA/LASAAC Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in Great Britain (`the code of practice').

In preparing this statement of accounts, the Treasurer has sought to:

· select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently

· make judgements and estimates that were reasonable and prudent

· comply with the Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in Great Britain

The Treasurer has also:

· kept proper records which are up to date

· taken reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

4. The Treasurer's statement

4.1 I certify that the Statement of Accounts presents fairly the financial position of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority as at 31 March 2005 and its income and expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2005

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JC Pittam BSc, CPFA

Treasurer

12 July 2005