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Committee report · Audit Committee · Thu 2 Jul 2026 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 5

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What it recommends

In the report's own words. A recommendation is a proposal: the meeting can agree, change or reject it.

• “That the Audit Committee approves the 2025/26 Annual Governance Statement for publication alongside the Statement of Accounts.”

What the meeting decided

The minutes record: Agreed. “RESOLVED unanimously: That the Audit Committee approve the 2025/26 Annual Governance Statement for publication alongside the Statement of Accounts. Reason: To meet the Council’s legal requirement to undertake an annual review of the effectiveness of its system of internal control and publish an Annual Governance Statement, and to support continuous improvement in the Council’s governance and assurance framework.” minutes ↗

Places and organisations it names

• Hastings Borough Council

Other papers for this meeting

• 1. HBC External Audit Plan 2025-26..docx r · Committee report
• 1a. Appendix A - HBC 25-26 Audit Plan · Committee report
• 2. HBC External Audit Recommendaions - Update · Committee report
• 2a. Appendix A - AFR Tracker · Committee report
• 2b. Appendix B - Annual Audit Report - AAR Tracker · Committee report
• AC final report dke · Committee report
• Audit Committee agenda · Committee agenda
• HBC Annual Governance Statement 2026-27 · Committee report
• HBC Covering Report Annual Report and Opinion and Q4 Progress 2025-26 · Committee report
• HBC Internal Audit Annual Report and Opinion 2025-26 Annex A · Committee report
• HBC Quarter 4 2025-26 Progress Report Annex B · Committee report
• Minutes Public Pack, 05/03/2026 Audit Committee · Committee report
• Audit Committee minutes · Committee minutes

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