Eastbourne Borough Council Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 19 November 2025, 6:00pm - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils Webcasting
Eastbourne Borough Council Audit and Governance Committee
Wednesday, 19th November 2025 at 6:00pm
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Start of webcast
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Small
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Councillor Bishop
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Councillor Rodohan
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David Horne, Independent Person
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Assistant Director
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Chief Finance Officer
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Finance Officer
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Parker
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Councillor Sayers-Cooper
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Independent Person
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Speaker 2
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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1 Minutes
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2 Apologies for absence/declaration of substitute members
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3 Declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (DPIs) by members as required under Section 31 of the Localism Act and of other interests as required by the Code of Conduct.
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4 Questions by members of the public.
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5 Urgent items of business.
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6 Right to address the meeting/order of business.
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7 External Audit Update
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Finance Officer
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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David Horne, Independent Person
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David Horne, Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Small
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Small
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Darren Wells, Grant Thornton
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
11 Debt Management Processes Update
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Small
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Bishop
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Bishop
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Small
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
8 Treasury Management Report - Quarter 2
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Finance Officer
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Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Finance Officer
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Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Shore
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Finance Officer
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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9 Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Report - Quarter 2
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- Quarterly report on Audit and Counter Fraud work - Final
- Appendix 1 - List of reports issued during the year - final
- Appendix 2 - Quarterly report on Audit and Counter Fraud - final
- Appendix 3 (i) - Recommendations outstanding from operational audit review, after follow-ups - final
- Appendix 3 (ii) - Recommendations outstanding from annual audit review, after follow-ups - final
- Appendix 4 – Counter Fraud savings - final
- Appendix 5 - Recommendations outstanding from operational audit review, after follow-ups - Copy final
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Assistant Director
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
10 Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Bishop
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Bishop
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Director of Regen and Planning
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David Horne, Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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David Horne, Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Bishop
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Councillor Ewbank
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11 Debt Management Processes Update
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12 Covert Surveillance Management Annual Report
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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13 Audit and Governance Committee Work Programme November 2025
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Councillor Bishop
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David Horne, Independent Person
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Speaker
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
14 Date of next meeting
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Webcast Finished
- Minutes of Previous Meeting, opens in new tab
- EBC External Audit Update November 25, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – EBC External Auditor Action Plan (Nov 25) - final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 – EBC External Auditor Action Plan - Status of Outstanding Recommendations, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 External Audit Update - FINAL, opens in new tab
- EBC AG 19-11-25 TM Monitoring Q2 v4 - final, opens in new tab
- Quarterly report on Audit and Counter Fraud work - Final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - List of reports issued during the year - final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Quarterly report on Audit and Counter Fraud - final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 (i) - Recommendations outstanding from operational audit review, after follow-ups - final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 (ii) - Recommendations outstanding from annual audit review, after follow-ups - final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 – Counter Fraud savings - final, opens in new tab
- Appendix 5 - Recommendations outstanding from operational audit review, after follow-ups - Copy final, opens in new tab
- Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review, opens in new tab
- Strategic Risk Register - Appendix 1 Direction of Travel, opens in new tab
- Strategic Risk Register - Apppendix 2 - FINAL, opens in new tab
- Aged Debt Report_Audit and Governance_November 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 Summary of aged debt by department as at end October 2025, opens in new tab
- Annual Covert Surveillance Report 2024.25 - final, opens in new tab
- WORK PROGRAMME - 19 Nov 25 FINAL, opens in new tab