Audit Committee

Friday, 31 March 2023

10.30 am Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Colin Swansborough (Chair) Councillors Gerard Fox (Vice Chair), Matthew Beaver, Nuala Geary, Stephen Holt, Matthew Milligan and Georgia Taylor

A G E N D A

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1.	Minutes of the previous meeting (Pages 3 - 6)

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2.	Apologies for absence

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3.	Disclosures of interests Disclosures by all members present of personal interests in matters on the agenda, the nature of any interest and whether the member regards the interest as prejudicial under the terms of the Code of Conduct.

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4.

Urgent items Notification of items which the Chair considers to be urgent and proposes to take at the appropriate part of the agenda. Any members who wish to raise urgent items are asked, wherever possible, to notify the Chair before the start of the meeting. In so doing, they must state the special circumstances which they consider justify the matter being considered urgent.

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5.	Auditor's Annual (VFM) Report on East Sussex County Council 2021/22 (Pages 7 - 40) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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6.	External Audit Progress Update 2021/22 (Pages 41 - 42) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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7.	Internal Audit Progress Report - Quarter 3 (01/07/22 - 31/12/22) (Pages 43 - 58) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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8.	Internal Audit Strategy and 2023/24 Annual Audit Plan (Pages 59 - 84) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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9.	Orbis Internal Audit - Independent External Assessment Report (Pages 85 - 104) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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10.	Strategic Risk Monitoring Quarter 3 2022/23 (Pages 105 - 118) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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11.	Audit Committee MBOS Sub Group Update (Pages 119 - 124) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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12.	Audit Committee - Future Work Programme (Pages 125 - 130)

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13.	Any other items previously notified under agenda item 4

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PHILIP BAKER

Assistant Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                           23 March 2023

Contact Sophie Webb, Governance and Democracy Officer,

01273 337495

Email: sophie.webb@eastsussex.gov.uk

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