STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES

The council's Statement of Accounts has been produced under the CIPFA/LASAAC Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting in Great Britain (the Code) based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

THE COUNCIL'S RESPONSIBILITIES

The council 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 council I exercise that role as the strategic director, resources and the council's chief financial officer.
• to manage its affairs to secure economic, efficient and effective use of resources and safeguard its assets.
• to approve the Statement of Accounts.

THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILITIES

The chief financial officer is responsible for the preparation of the council'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).

In preparing this Statement of Accounts the chief financial officer has:

• selected suitable accounting policies and then applied them consistently.
• made judgements and estimates that were reasonable and prudent.
• complied with the CIPFA Code.
• kept proper accounting records which were up to date.
• taken reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

CERTIFICATION OF THE STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

I certify that the Statement of Accounts presents a true and fair view of the financial position of the London Borough of Ealing as at 31 March 2026 and its income and expenditure for the year then ended, and that the Pension Fund accounts set out a true and fair view of the net assets of the London Borough of Ealing Pension Fund as at 31 March 2026 and its income and expenditure for the year then ended.

Emily Hill

Strategic Director Resources, Chief Financial Officer

30 June 2026