Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday, 5th February, 2026 7.00 pm - Agenda

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 11th December, 2025 (copy attached).

To consider resolving:

That, subject to the public interest test, the public be excluded from this meeting during the discussion of the undermentioned items 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

Nos.   12A Para.

            No.

3&4     3          Information relating to financial or business affairs

To carry out pre-decision scrutiny on the procurement and approval of an operator for the Aldershot Pools and Lido, Alpine Snowsports Centre and the proposed new Farnborough Leisure Centre, prior to consideration by the Cabinet at its meeting on 10th February, 2026 – Cabinet Report No. OS2603 (copy attached). Exempt appendices, referenced in the Report, will be available to Members of the Committee on Monday 2nd February by following this link.

David Phillips, Deputy Head of Operations, will give a short presentation.

The Portfolio Holder for Healthy Communities and Active Lives, Cllr Sophie Porter, will also be in attendance.

To consider the decision made by the Cabinet at its meeting on 15th December, 2025, to dispose of Blocks C&D at Union Yard, Aldershot to Vivid Housing.

Since the December meeting of the Cabinet, some key project dependencies have changed, and it has been confirmed that the purchase will now take place in mid-February. Therefore, it was agreed that the Committee have the opportunity to re-consider the matter, and revisit alternative options considered as part of the original decision to dispose to Prime in 2025.

The following exempt documents are available for reference:

Cabinet 8 April 2025 - Exempt Report No. REG2502

Cabinet 15 December 2025- Exempt Report No. REG2542

A covering Report will be available on Monday 2nd February, 2026.

Any recommendations arising from the Committee, would then be considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 10th February, 2026.