Cabinet

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

10.00 am, Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Keith Glazier (Chair) Councillors Nick Bennett (Vice Chair), Bob Bowdler, Penny di Cara, Claire Dowling, Carl Maynard and Bob Standley

A G E N D A

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1.	Minutes of the meeting held on 20 March 2025 (Pages 3 - 4)

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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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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.	Area Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) Inspection of East Sussex Local Area Partnership (Pages 5 - 18) Report by the Director of Children’s Services

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6.	Exceat Bridge Replacement Project (Pages 19 - 36) Report by the Director            of Communities, Economy and Transport

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7.	Internal Audit Strategy and Plan 2025/26 (Pages 37 - 54) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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8.	ESCC External Audit Plan 2024/25 (Pages 55 - 104) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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9.	Any other items considered urgent by the Chair

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10.	To agree which items are to be reported to the County Council

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PHILIP BAKER

Deputy Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                              10 April 2025

Contact: Hannah Matthews, Governance and Democracy Manager

Email: hannah.matthews@eastsussex.gov.uk

NOTE: As part of the County Council’s drive to increase accessibility to its public meetings, this meeting will be broadcast live on its website and the record archived. The live broadcast is accessible at: https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/your-council/videos-of-council-meetings/webcasts

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