Special Meeting, Audit and Governance Committee - Thursday, 11th December, 2025 6.00 pm - Agenda and draft minutes

To consider resolving:

That, subject to the public interest test, the public be excluded from this meeting during the discussion of the undermentioned item to avoid the disclosure of exempt information within the paragraph of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 indicated against such item:

Item                Schedule      Category

No.                  12A Para.

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2                      3                      Information relating to financial or business affairs

RESOLVED: That, taking into account the public interest test, the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the under mentioned item to avoid the disclosure of exempt information within the paragraph of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act, 1972 indicated against the item:

Minute         Schedule     Category

No.               12A Para.

                     No.

46                3                  Information relating to financial or business affairs

To receive the joint report of the Monitoring Officer and Executive Head of Finance (Section 151 Officer) Report No. LEG2506 (copy attached) on the governance arrangements for the disposal of Block C and D for review by the Committee. 

The Committee considered the joint Report of the Monitoring Officer and Executive Head of Finance (Section 151 Officer) No. LEG2506, regarding the governance arrangements for the disposal of Block C and D, Union Yard, Aldershot, for review by the Committee.

Following discussions relating to exempt report REG2542, the Chair of Audit and Governance Committee convened a special meeting to consider the due diligence leading to the recommendations in the report to dispose of the Blocks, and to agree that the disposal was in line with best value considerations. Members acknowledged that the meeting had been called to discuss the governance arrangements for disposal of Block C and D, Union Yard and the options for disposal would be considered by Cabinet on 15th December.

RESOLVED: That the Committee were satisfied as to the due diligence undertaken leading to the recommendation within Cabinet Report No. REG2542 and concurred that the recommendation was a Best Value proposition.