Agenda and draft minutes

To receive apologies.

No apology for absence was received.

To note any urgent items of business which the Chairman has consented to being considered under the provisions of Section 100(B) 4(b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

There were no urgent items of business to consider.

Members should declare the existence and nature of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interest and Non Statutory Interest as defined by the Members’ Code of Conduct in respect of:

a) any business on the agenda;

b) any urgent additional items to be considered;

c) any matters arising out of those items;

and if appropriate, withdraw from the meeting at the relevant time

There were no declarations made at the meeting.

To consider the minutes of the Climate Change and Communities Scrutiny Committee meeting held on Tuesday the 28^th of April 2026.

Members discussed minute no. LOC35-25/26 (Dragonfly Shareholder Board Update) and the current opportunity for the Committee to scrutinise such items before any required decisions were made by Executive or Council.

Moved by Councillor Will Fletcher and seconded by Councillor Duncan Haywood

RESOLVED that the Minutes of a Local Growth Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 28^th April 2026 be approved as a true and correct record.

Members should contact the officer whose name appears on the List of Key Decisions for any further information). NB: If Members wish to discuss an exempt report under this item, the meeting will need to move into exempt business and exclude the public in accordance with the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985 and Local Government Act 1972, Part 1, Schedule 12a for that part of the meeting only.

Members considered the List of Key Decisions and Items.

The Strategic Director of Legal, Governance and Monitoring Officer offered to discuss publishing the names of officer contacts with regards decisions with the Council’s Senior Leadership Team and Governance and Civic Manager (to enable easier call in by Members), though it was recommended Members contact the Governance and Civic Team to learn of the names of the officers (and retrieve their contact details) behind the titles that were currently published.

RESOLVED that the List of Key Decisions and Items to be considered in the private document be noted.

The Scrutiny Officer presented the report to the Committee.

The Committee and Customer Services Scrutiny Committee had undertaken a joint review of security arrangements at The Arc, Clowne focussing on the policies, protocols and procedures in place and to examine how security for staff, public and Members could be improved as part of their respective 2024/25 Work Programmes.

The Joint Committee had put together 11 recommendations to assist the Council in improving security and safety arrangements at The Arc, Clowne.

6 out of the 11 recommendations had been achieved: CSSC23-24 2.1; CSSC/LGSC 24-25 2.3; CSSC/LGSC 24-25 2.6; CSSC/LGSC 24-25 2.7; CSSC/LGSC 24-25 2.8; and CSSC/LGSC 24-25 2.10.

The remaining 5 were on track with 0 extended.

Whilst most work identified following the review had been internally managed / developed, the Derbyshire Constabulary had attended The Arc, Clowne to inspect / advise any other security measures required / to be developed.

Moved by Councillor Duncan Haywood and seconded by Councillor Tom Kirkham

RESOLVED that: 1) Scrutiny Members note the progress against the review recommendations;

2)    Scrutiny Members acknowledge any exceptions to delivery and clarify the additional action required by the service;

3)    Scrutiny Members make its report and findings public, in accordance with Part 4.5.17(4) of the Council’s Constitution; and,

4)    Officers continue to implement the recommendations and submit a further report in six months’ time highlighting progress and any exceptions to delivery.

The Scrutiny Officer presented the Work Programme 2026/27 to the Committee, attached at Appendix 1.

Questions were raised on the reduced number of reports to be presented to the Committee.

RESOLVED that Members review this report and the Programme attached at Appendix 1 for approval and amendment as required. All Members are advised to contact the Scrutiny Officer should they have any queries regarding future meetings.

The Chair thanked all those for attending.