Audit Committee

Friday, 19 September 2025

10.00 am Council Chamber, County Hall, Lewes

MEMBERSHIP -

Councillor Colin Swansborough (Chair) Councillors Gerard Fox (Vice Chair), Sam Adeniji, Matthew Beaver, Stephen Holt, Philip Lunn 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.	External Auditor's Report to those charged with governance and Annual Report 2024/25 (Pages 7 - 56) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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6.	Internal Audit Progress report - Quarter 1 (01/04/25 - 30/06/25) (Pages 57 - 70) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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7.	Global Internal Audit Standards Self-Assessment and Quality Assurance and Improvement Plan (Pages 71 - 84) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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8.	CIPFA Financial Management Code (Pages 85 - 142) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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9.	Strategic Risk Monitoring - Quarter 1 2025/26 (Pages 143 - 160) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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10.	Work programme (Pages 161 - 166)

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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                                                                                                   11 September 2025

Contact Sophie Webb, Governance and Democracy Manager,

01273 337495

Email: sophie.webb@eastsussex.gov.uk

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