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Lewes District Council Audit and Governance Committee
Monday, 16th February 2026 at 5:00pm
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Committee Officer
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Cllr Mellor
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Committee Officer
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Committee Officer
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6 New Contract Procedure Rules
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Gallagher
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Meek
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Committee Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Keenan
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Cllr Keenan
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Cllr Keenan
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
7 The External Auditor’s Report on the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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External Auditor 1
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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External Auditor 1
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Mellor
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External Auditor 1
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Mellor
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External Auditor 1
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Cllr Mellor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Gallagher
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External Auditor 1
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Head of Corporate Finance
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Baah
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Keenan
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Head of Corporate Finance
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Meek
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Committee Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
8 Grant Thornton Annual Auditor’s Report on Lewes District Council 2024/25
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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External Auditor 1
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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External Auditor 1
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Gallagher
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External Auditor 1
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Baah
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Committee Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
9 Treasury Management
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Baah
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Head of Corporate Finance
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Head of Corporate Finance
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Baah
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Head of Corporate Finance
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Cllr Baah
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Head of Corporate Finance
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Cllr Baah
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
10 Draft Internal Audit Plan for 2026/27
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Baah
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Cllr Baah
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
11 Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Report for the three quarters of the financial year 2025-2026 - 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025
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- Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Report for the three quarters of the financial year 2025-2026 – 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025
- Appendix 1 – List of reports issued during the year
- Appendix 2 – Position of audits requiring follow-up
- Appendix 3 – Recommendations outstanding from operational audit review, after follow-ups
- Appendix 4 – Counter Fraud savings
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Baah
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Cllr Gallagher
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
12 Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Chair - Audit & Governance Cttee
13 Date of next meeting
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- Minutes of Previous Meeting, opens in new tab
- New Contract Procedure Rules, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Proposed Contract Procedure Rules, opens in new tab
- The External Auditor’s Report on the 2024/25 Statement of Accounts, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – LDC Audit Findings Report for 2024/25, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 – Draft Letter of Representation to Grant Thornton, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 – Lewes District Council Draft Statement of Accounts 2024/25, opens in new tab
- Grant Thornton Annual Auditor’s Report on Lewes District Council 2024/25, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Grant Thornton Annual Auditor's Report on Lewes District Council 2024/25, opens in new tab
- Treasury Management 2025/26 Quarter 3 Monitoring, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Economic Background by MUFG, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 – Short Term Borrowing 31/12/25, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 – Prudential and Treasury Indicators, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 – Glossary of terms, opens in new tab
- Draft Internal Audit Plan for 2026/27, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Calculation of audit resources for the draft plan, opens in new tab
- Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Report for the three quarters of the financial year 2025-2026 – 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – List of reports issued during the year, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 – Position of audits requiring follow-up, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 – Recommendations outstanding from operational audit review, after follow-ups, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 – Counter Fraud savings, opens in new tab
- Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 – Strategic Risk Register, opens in new tab