Lewes District Council Audit and Governance Committee - Monday 7 July 2025, 5:00pm - Lewes and Eastbourne Councils Webcasting
			Lewes District Council Audit and Governance Committee
Monday, 7th July 2025 at 5:00pm 
		
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									1 Appointments to the Committee								
							
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									5 Urgent items								
							
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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									6 Written questions from councillors								
							
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									7 External Audit Update								
							
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gallagher
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Meek
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Honeyman
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Honeyman
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
 
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									8 The External Auditor's Report on the 2021/22 and 2022/23 Statement of Accounts (Backstop)								
							
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							- The External Auditor's Report on the 2021/22 and 2022/23 Statement of Accounts (Backstop)
 - Appendix A - Report to the Audit and Governance Committee on the audit for the years ended 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023
 - Appendix B - LDC Statement of Accounts 2021/22
 - Appendix C - LDC Statement of Accounts 2022/23
 - Appendix D - Draft Letter of Representation to Deloitte
 - Appendix E - Draft LDC 2021/22 Audit Opinion
 - Appendix F - LDC 2022/23 Draft Audit Opinion
 
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
 
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									10 The External Auditor's Report on the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts (Backstop)								
							
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Deputy Chief Finance Officer
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											Cllr Stewart-Roberts
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Dir. Finance & Performance
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Chief Internal Auditor
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Honeyman
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Honeyman
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											Dir. Finance & Performance
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gauntlett
 
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									11 Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25								
							
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									12 Internal Audit and Counter Fraud report for the financial year 2024-2025 - 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025								
							
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							- Internal Audit and Counter Fraud report for the financial year 2024-2025 – 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025
 - Appendix A - List of reports issued during the year
 - Appendix B - Position of audits requiring follow-up
 - Appendix C (i) - Outstanding recommendations from operational audit review
 - Appendix C (ii) - Outstanding recommendations from annual reviews
 - Appendix D - Counter Fraud savings
 
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											Chief Internal Auditor
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Chief Internal Auditor
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gallagher
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gallagher
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gallagher
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											Chief Internal Auditor
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Clews
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											Chief Internal Auditor
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											Cllr Clews
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Meek
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Chief Internal Auditor
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											Cllr Gauntlett
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											Cllr Gauntlett
 
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									13 Annual Governance Statement								
							
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									14 Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review								
							
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									15 Date of next meeting								
							
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- Minutes of Previous Meeting, opens in new tab
 - External Audit Update, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 1 - Grant Thornton Audit Progress Report and Sector Update, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 2 - LDC LG Audit Plan 24/25, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 3 - Lewes District Council External Auditor Action Plan, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 4 - LDC External Audit Action Plan - Status of Outstanding, opens in new tab
 - The External Auditor's Report on the 2021/22 and 2022/23 Statement of Accounts (Backstop), opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - Report to the Audit and Governance Committee on the audit for the years ended 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B - LDC Statement of Accounts 2021/22, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C - LDC Statement of Accounts 2022/23, opens in new tab
 - Appendix D - Draft Letter of Representation to Deloitte, opens in new tab
 - Appendix E - Draft LDC 2021/22 Audit Opinion, opens in new tab
 - Appendix F - LDC 2022/23 Draft Audit Opinion, opens in new tab
 - Deloitte's Annual Auditor's Report on 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23 (Backstop), opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - Deloittes Lewes District Council Auditors Annual Report for Years 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23, opens in new tab
 - The External Auditor's Report on the 2023/24 Statement of Accounts (Backstop), opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - LDC Audit Findings Report for 2023/24, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B - LDC Draft Statement of Accounts 2023/24, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C - Draft Letter of Representation to Grant Thornton, opens in new tab
 - Treasury Management Annual Report 2024/25, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - MUFG - Economic Update, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B - LDC Capital Programme 2024/25, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C - Liability Benchmark Charts, opens in new tab
 - Appendix D - Glossary of Terms, opens in new tab
 - Internal Audit and Counter Fraud report for the financial year 2024-2025 – 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - List of reports issued during the year, opens in new tab
 - Appendix B - Position of audits requiring follow-up, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C (i) - Outstanding recommendations from operational audit review, opens in new tab
 - Appendix C (ii) - Outstanding recommendations from annual reviews, opens in new tab
 - Appendix D - Counter Fraud savings, opens in new tab
 - Annual Governance Statement, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 1 - Governance Framework, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 2 - Annual Governance Statement Timetable, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 3 - Managers’ Assurance Statements, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 4 - Feedback from the Managers’ Assurance Statements, opens in new tab
 - Appendix 5 - Annual Governance Statement, opens in new tab
 - Strategic Risk Register Quarterly Review, opens in new tab
 - Appendix A - Strategic Risk Register, opens in new tab
 
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