At last - a month late. The audited version was approved by the NEC on 25 June 2008. As the Electoral Commission advice last week clarified there is no reason in law why the Party could not have published them immediately for the benefit of its members.
One paragraph in the Independent Auditors' Report is of particular note:
"This report is made solely to the members of the Labour Party in accordance with the Party's rules and Section 41 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 200. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the members, for our audit worl, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed."
Next question if it is made for the members, what steps has the NEC agreed to make sure it is available to all members?
I look forward to the usual torrent of abuse for daring to hold the NEC to account for its stewardship of the Party between conferences.