Eastbourne Borough Council Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 24 June 2026, 5:30pm - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils Webcasting
Eastbourne Borough Council Audit and Governance Committee
Wednesday, 24th June 2026 at 5:30pm
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Start of webcast
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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Councillor Small
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Councillor Sayers-Cooper
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Bishop
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Councillor Shore
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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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1 Minutes of the meeting dated 18 February 2026
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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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Deputy Chief 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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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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Councillor Ewbank
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Independent Person
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Independent Person
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Independent Person
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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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Councillor Small
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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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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
Agenda item :
8 External Audit Recommendations Progress - update
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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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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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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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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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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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Independent Person
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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 Shore
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Shore
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
Agenda item :
9 Treasury Management Annual Report 2025/26
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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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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Small
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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 Shore
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
10 Annual Report of Eastbourne Borough Council's Audit and Governance Committee 2025-26
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- EBC Audit and Governance Annual Report 2025-26 - FINAL 12.6.26
- Appendix 1 - Self Assessment - Final 12.6.26
- Appendix 2 - Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the audit committee - final 12.6.26
- Appendix 3 - Meeting attendance record 2025-26 - final 12.6.26
- Appendix 4 - Work Programme 2025-26 - noting alignment with Cipfa core areas - final 12.6.26
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Small
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
11 Draft Internal Audit Plan for 2026/27
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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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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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Independent Person
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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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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
12 Annual Governance Statement
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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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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Shore
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Dehdashty
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
13 Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review
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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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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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Councillor Small
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Chief Internal Auditor
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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
Agenda item :
14 Internal Audit and Counter Fraud Report for the financial year 2025-2026 - 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
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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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Councillor Sayers-Cooper
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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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Deputy Chief 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 Ewbank
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Councillor Bishop
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Councillor Ewbank
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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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Speaker 2
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Chief Internal Auditor
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker 2
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker 2
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker 2
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Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Councillor Sayers-Cooper
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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 Bishop
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Councillor Ewbank
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Speaker 2
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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
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Committee Officer
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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 Ewbank
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Shore
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
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Committee Officer
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Councillor Ewbank
Agenda item :
15 Setting the Audit and Governance Work Programme for municipal year 2026/2027
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Agenda item :
16 Date of the next meeting
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Webcast Finished
- Minutes of Previous Meeting, opens in new tab
- 1. EBC External Audit Plan 2025-26., opens in new tab
- 1a. Appendix A - EBC Audit Plan 25-26, opens in new tab
- 2. EBC External Audit Recommendaions - Update, opens in new tab
- 2a. Appendix A - EBC Audit Rec Tracker, opens in new tab
- 2b. Appendix B - EBC AAR Tracker, opens in new tab
- 3. EBC AG 24-6-26 TM Monitoring Q4, opens in new tab
- EBC Audit and Governance Annual Report 2025-26 - FINAL 12.6.26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Self Assessment - Final 12.6.26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of the audit committee - final 12.6.26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Meeting attendance record 2025-26 - final 12.6.26, opens in new tab
- Appendix 4 - Work Programme 2025-26 - noting alignment with Cipfa core areas - final 12.6.26, opens in new tab
- Eastbourne Internal Audit Draft New Year Plan, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Calculation of audit time available, opens in new tab
- Appendix 2 - Draft indicative plan, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - Mapping plan to Corporate Plan and Strategic Risk Register, opens in new tab
- AGS report to Audit Governance Cttee, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Framework, opens in new tab
- Appendix 3 - 2025-26 Eastbourne Annual Governance Statement, opens in new tab
- Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Direction of Travel, opens in new tab
- Apppendix 2 - Strategic Risk Register, opens in new tab
- Eastbourne Quarterly report on Audit and Counter Fraud work, 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
- WORK PROGRAMME - 24.06.26, opens in new tab