Audit Committee

Friday, 21 November 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.	Auditor's Annual (VFM) Report on East Sussex County Council 2024/25 (Pages 7 - 46) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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6.	Audit Committee Oracle Subgroup Update (Pages 47 - 64) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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7.	Internal Audit Progress Report - Quarter 2 (01/07/25 - 30/09/25) (Pages 65 - 80) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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8.	Response to Internal Audit Report and Actions - Home to School Transport (Pages 81 - 94) Report by the Director of Children's Services the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

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9.	Response to Internal Audit Report and Actions - Home Care Contract Management (Pages 95 - 98) Report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health

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10.	CIPFA Code of Practice for the Governance of Internal Audit in UK Local Government (Pages 99 - 128) Report by the Chief Operating Officer

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11.	Treasury Management - Stewardship Report 2024/25 and Mid-Year Review 2025/26 (Pages 129 - 152) Report by the Chief Finance Officer

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12.	Work programme (Pages 153 - 158)

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13.	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                                                                                                    13 November 2025

Contact Sophie Webb, Governance and Democracy Manager,

01273 337495

Email: sophie.webb@eastsussex.gov.uk

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