Audit and Governance Committee - Wednesday 21 January 2026, 10:00am - Wealden District Council webcasts
Audit and Governance Committee
Wednesday, 21st January 2026 at 10:00am
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Start of webcast
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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1 Chair's Introduction
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1 Chair's Introduction
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Cllr Glynn White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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2 Notifications of Attendance
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Senior Democratic Services Officer Emer Baughen
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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3 Declarations of Interest
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Alison Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Jane Clark
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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4 Minutes of the meeting dated 17 September 2025
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5 Actions Log as at 13 January 2026
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Reports for Consideration
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6 Internal Audit Progress - September to December 2025
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Audit Manager Helen Jolley
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Martyn Everitt
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Audit Manager Helen Jolley
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Audit Manager Helen Jolley
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Cllr David White
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Audit Manager Helen Jolley
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Cllr David White
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Audit Manager Helen Jolley
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Cllr David White
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Audit Manager Helen Jolley
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Cllr David White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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7 External Audit 2024/25 accounts Audit Findings Report
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Martyn Everitt
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Martyn Everitt
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8 Financial Management 2025/26 - Quarter 2 Forecast to Year End
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Jane Clark
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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9 Capital Strategy 2026/27
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Martyn Everitt
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Martyn Everitt
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Chief Executive Trevor Scott
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Cllr David White
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Chief Executive Trevor Scott
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Cllr David White
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Chief Executive Trevor Scott
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Cllr David White
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Chief Executive Trevor Scott
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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10 Treasury Management Strategy 2026/27
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Councillor Christina Coleman
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Councillor Christina Coleman
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Alison Wilson
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Alison Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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11 General Fund 2026/27 Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 - 2029/30
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Martyn Everitt
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr David White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Chief Executive Trevor Scott
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr David White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Independent Member Ian Cumberworth
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Financial Services Manager Jennie Barnes
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Finance, HR and Customer Services Portfolio Holder Cllr Greg Collins
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Chief Financial Officer Laurence Woolven
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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12 Housing Revenue Account 2026/27 Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 - 2029/30
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr David White
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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Cllr Stephen Shing
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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13 Audit and Governance Committee Work Programme as at 13 January 2026
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Cllr Andrew Wilson
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Cllr Jessika Hulbert
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14 Urgent Business
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15 Date of Next Meeting
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16 Exclusion of the Public:
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Webcast Finished
- Actions Log A&G Committee as at 13.01.26, opens in new tab
- Internal Audit Progress - September to December 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Audits Completed - September to December 2025, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Assurance Level Definitions, opens in new tab
- External Audit 202425 accounts Audit Findings Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Audit Findings Report, opens in new tab
- Financial Management 2025_26 – Quarter 2 Forecast to Year End, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - General Fund Revenue Budget, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - General Fund Capital Programme, opens in new tab
- Appendix C - Housing Revenue Account Revenue Budget, opens in new tab
- Appendix D - Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme, opens in new tab
- Appendix E – Treasury Management Update, opens in new tab
- Capital Strategy 2026_27, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Draft Capital Strategy 2026_27, opens in new tab
- Treasury Management Strategy 2026_27, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Draft Treasury Management Strategy 2026_27, opens in new tab
- 2026_27 General Fund Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026_27 – 2029_30, opens in new tab
- Appendix A Draft GF Revenue Summary 2025-26 to 2029-30, opens in new tab
- Appendix B Draft Capital Programme 2025-26 to 2029-30, opens in new tab
- HRA 2026_27 Draft Budget and MTFS 2026_27 – 2029_30, opens in new tab
- Appendix A - Draft HRA Revenue Summary 2026_27 to 2029_30, opens in new tab
- Appendix B - Draft HRA Capital Programme 2026_27 to 2029_30, opens in new tab
- 2026 Audit and Governance Work Programme 05.01.26, opens in new tab