Audit Committee

Friday, 20 September 2024

10.00 am Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Colin Swansborough (Chair) Councillors Gerard Fox (Vice Chair), Matthew Beaver, Stephen Holt, Philip Lunn, 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.	Internal Audit Progress Report - Quarter 1 (01/04/24 - 30/06/24) (Pages 7 - 28) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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6.	Findings Update on the East Sussex County Council External Audit 2023/24 (To Follow) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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7.	Findings Update on the East Sussex Pension Fund External Audit 2023/24 (To Follow) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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8.	CIPFA Financial Management Code (Pages 29 - 86) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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9.	Strategic Risk Monitoring - Quarter 1 2024/25 (Pages 87 - 98) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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10.	Work programme (Pages 99 - 104)

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11.	Any other items previously notified under agenda item 4

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PHILIP BAKER

Deputy Chief Executive 

County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent

LEWES BN7 1UE                                                                                                   12 September 2024

Contact Sophie Webb, Interim Senior Governance and Democracy Officer,

01273 337495

Email: sophie.webb@eastsussex.gov.uk

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