Audit Committee

Friday, 7 July 2023

10.00 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

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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.	Assessment of the Corporate Governance Framework and Annual Governance Statement for 2022/23 (Pages 7 - 54) Report by the Assistant Chief Executive

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6.	Internal Audit Services Annual Report and Opinion 2022/23 (Pages 55 - 80) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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7.	Response to Internal Audit Reports (Pages 81 - 82) Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

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8.	Counter Fraud Annual Report 2022/23 (Pages 83 - 90) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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9.	External Audit Plan 2022/23 (Pages 91 - 118) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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10.	External Audit Plan for East Sussex Pension Fund 2022/23 (Pages 119 - 142) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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11.	Appointment of Independent Members to the Audit Committee (Pages 143 - 152) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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12.	Strategic Risk Monitoring - Quarter 4 2022/23 (Pages 153 - 166) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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13.	Work programme (Pages 167 - 170)

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14.	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                                                                                                             29 June 2023

Contact Sophie Webb, Governance and Democracy Officer,

01273 337495

Email: sophie.webb@eastsussex.gov.uk

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