Governance and Audit Committee - Wednesday 24 September 2025, 10:00am - Kent County Council Webcasting
Governance and Audit Committee
Wednesday, 24th September 2025 at 10:00am
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Start of webcast
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Michael Brown
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1 Introduction/Webcasting
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2 Apologies and Substitutes
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Ruth Emberley
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Michael Brown
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3 Declarations of Interest in items on the agenda for this meeting
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4 Minutes of the meeting held on 3 July 2025
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5 Verbal Update on Committee Business
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Alister Brady
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Mark Hood
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Katy Reynolds
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Katy Reynolds
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Michael Brown
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Brian Collins
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Brian Collins
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Brian Collins
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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6 Draft Annual Governance Statement
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Michael Brown
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Brian Collins
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Michael Brown
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Brian Collins
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Geoffrey Samme
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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7 Lessons from 2023 / 2024 External Auditor's Annual Report
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Michael Brown
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Dr David Horne
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Michael Brown
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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8 External Auditor's Progress Report
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Lucy Nutley
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Geoffrey Samme
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Paul Dossett
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Camilla Black
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Oliver Bradshaw
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Ben Watts
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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8 External Auditor's Progress Report
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9 2024/2025 Kent County Council Auditor's Annual Report
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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John Betts
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Harry Rayner
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John Betts
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Harry Rayner
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Michael Brown
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Oliver Bradshaw
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Paul Dossett
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Brian Collins
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Brian Collins
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Brian Collins
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Michael Brown
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Dr David Horne
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Mark Munday
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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10 2024/2025 External Audit Findings Report for Kent Pension Fund
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Zargham Malik
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Michael Brown
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Mr Faul
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Zargham Malik
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Sangeeta Surana
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Michael Brown
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Dr David Horne
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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11 Independent Member - Term of Office
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Ben Watts
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Richard Palmer
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Michael Brown
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12 Internal Audit Progress Report
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Russell Smith
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Debbie Chisman
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Michael Brown
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Mark Munday
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Debbie Chisman
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Mark Munday
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Debbie Chisman
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Mark Munday
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Debbie Chisman
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Clare Maynard
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Mark Munday
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Clare Maynard
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Michael Brown
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Mark Hood
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Michael Brown
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Zargham Malik
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Russell Smith
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Ben Watts
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Clare Maynard
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Michael Brown
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Mark Munday
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Simon Jones
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Ben Sherreard
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Michael Brown
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Mark Munday
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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John Betts
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Russell Smith
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Camilla Black
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Russell Smith
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Michael Brown
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13 Internal Audit Annual Report
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Russell Smith
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Russell Smith
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Camilla Black
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Michael Brown
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Camilla Black
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Russell Smith
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Camilla Black
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Michael Brown
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John Betts
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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14 Covert Enforcement Techniques
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Mark Rolfe
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Michael Brown
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Lee Jones
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Harry Rayner
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Michael Brown
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Ben Watts
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Michael Brown
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Webcast Finished
- Open Minutes of the Committee meeting held on the 3 July 2025, opens in new tab
- Governance and Audit Committee Action Tracker, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1 - Note on Earmarked Reserves and Peppercorn Leases, opens in new tab
- Annual Governance Statement - Covering Report, opens in new tab
- Draft Annual Governance Statement 2024 - 2025, opens in new tab
- Lessons from 2023/2024 External Auditor's Annual Report, opens in new tab
- External Auditor's Progress Report, opens in new tab
- 2024/2025 Kent County Council Auditor's Annual Report - Covering Report, opens in new tab
- 2024/2025 Kent County Council Auditor's Annual Report by Grant Thornton, opens in new tab
- 2024/2025 External Audit Findings Report for Kent Pension Fund - Covering Report, opens in new tab
- 2024/2025 External Audit Findings Report for Kent Pension Report - Grant Thornton, opens in new tab
- Pension Fund Accounts 2024/2025, opens in new tab
- Independent Member - Term of Office Report, opens in new tab
- Internal Audit Progress Covering Report, opens in new tab
- Internal Audit Progress Report, opens in new tab
- Internal Audit Annual Report, opens in new tab
- INTERNAL AUDIT ANNUAL REPORT, opens in new tab
- Covert Enforcement Techniques Report, opens in new tab
- Appendix 1, opens in new tab

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