Audit Committee, Thu 15 Jan 2026
The council’s meeting page ↗ · Agenda · Minutes
Item by item
- 21. Apologies for absence
- 22. Declarations of interest
- 23. Minutes of the last meeting
- 24. External Annual Audit Findings Report 2024-25
- Covering Report for External Audit Annual Findings Report 2024-25 v1.1
It recommended: “That the Audit Committee notes the contents of the report and recommendations.” (and more)
The minutes record: Noted. “RESOLVED (unanimously): 1. That the Audit Committee notes the contents of the report and recommendations 2. That the Audit Committee thanks the External Auditors for their work Reasons: Under International Standards of Audit (UK) (ISAs) and the National Audit Office (NAO) Code of Audit Practice (the ‘Code’), the Auditors are required to report whether, in their opinion the group and Authority's financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the group and Authority the year.” minutes ↗
- AFR 2024-25 Hastings Borough Council - For HBC
It recommended: “Government grants and contributions We selected a sample of 33 grants for testing, which is currently in progress. As part of this work, we identified that management had miscoded some transactions between grant income and operating expenditure. Within the operating expenditure listing, we identified credit transactions which should have been included in grant income. Management has acknowledged the error and propose”
The minutes record: Noted. “RESOLVED (unanimously): 1. That the Audit Committee notes the contents of the report and recommendations 2. That the Audit Committee thanks the External Auditors for their work Reasons: Under International Standards of Audit (UK) (ISAs) and the National Audit Office (NAO) Code of Audit Practice (the ‘Code’), the Auditors are required to report whether, in their opinion the group and Authority's financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the group and Authority the year.” minutes ↗