2b. Appendix B - Annual Audit Report - AAR Tracker

Committee report · Audit Committee · Thu 2 Jul 2026 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 7

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• “Progress Responsible Officer KR1 The Council must make difficult decisions in setting the budget for the 2026/27 financial year and in its Medium-Term Financial Plan to reduce its reliance on the use of reserves to support budget shortfalls. The continued use of reserves is unsustainable, and if maintained at the current level will deplete the General Fund Reserve by 2027 and leave a forecast funding gap of £7.54m by”

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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
• 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
• Updated AGS Covering Report June 2026 · Committee report

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