Audit Committee agenda

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This is the agenda for an Audit Committee meeting on 2 July 2026 at Muriel Matters House, Hastings. p1

Members are due to consider the minutes of the previous Audit Committee meeting, held on 5 March 2026. p3

Further items include the Grant Thornton External Audit Plan for 2025/26, an update on external audit recommendations, and the Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion, to be presented by Kit Wheeler, Chief Finance Officer, and Mark Winton, Chief Internal Auditor. p6p7p8

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• p1Audit Committee — agenda, 02/07/2026 6.00 pm Council Chamber, Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings, TN34 3UY. Please enter the building through the Contact Centre entrance via the seafront.
• p312. Minutes of the last meeting · Minutes Public Pack, 05/03/2026 Audit Committee
• p615. Grant Thornton External Audit Plan - 2025/26 (Kit Wheeler, Chief Finance Officer) · 1. HBC External Audit Plan 2025-26..docx r · 1a. Appendix A - HBC 25-26 Audit Plan
• p716. External Audit Recommendations Progress update (Kit Wheeler, Chief Finance Officer) · 2. HBC External Audit Recommendaions - Update · 2a. Appendix A - AFR Tracker · 2b. Appendix B - Annual Audit Report - AAR Tracker
• p817. Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion including Audit Progress Report - Quarter 4 (Jan 2025 - Mar 2025) (Mark Winton, Chief Internal Auditor) · HBC Covering Report Annual Report and Opinion and Q4 Progress 2025-26 · HBC Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion 2025-26 Annex A · HBC Quarter 4 2025-26 Progress Report Annex B