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Corporate Services Committee - Wednesday, 28th October, 2026 1.45 pm

October 28, 2026 at 1:45 pm Corporate Services Committee View on council website

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The Corporate Services Committee was scheduled to consider the operating model for the Barbican Centre and a delegated authority request. The meeting was also scheduled to address the exclusion of the public for certain agenda items.

Barbican Operating Model

The committee was scheduled to review a report from the Chief Executive Officer of the Barbican Centre concerning its operating model. This item was designated For Decision and was detailed across a significant portion of the public reports pack, from page 5 to page 66. The report pack indicated that this discussion was scheduled to take place in a confidential session, with the public excluded.

Delegated Authority Request

A report from the City Surveyor was scheduled to be presented to the committee for a decision regarding a delegated authority request. This item was outlined on pages 67 to 72 of the public reports pack and was also scheduled to be considered in a confidential session. The report pack indicated that this item involved the likely disclosure of exempt information.

The meeting was scheduled to begin with apologies and members' declarations of interest. A motion was scheduled to be put forward to exclude the public from the meeting for the subsequent agenda items, citing the likely disclosure of exempt information under the Local Government Act 1972.

Attendees

Profile image for Simon Burrows
Simon Burrows Bishopsgate
Profile image for Steve Goodman OBE
Steve Goodman OBE Labour Aldersgate
Profile image for Sandra Jenner
Sandra Jenner Labour Aldersgate
Profile image for Christopher Makin
Christopher Makin Alderman Aldersgate
Profile image for Florence Keelson-Anfu
Florence Keelson-Anfu Farringdon Within
Profile image for Mandeep Thandi
Mandeep Thandi Aldgate
Polly Dunn
Sonia Virdee
COL - Events
Ian Thomas
Cliff Morton
Profile image for Gregory Alfred Lawrence
Gregory Alfred Lawrence Farringdon Without
Michael Cogher
Christopher Rumbles
Gregory Moore
Caroline Al-Beyerty
Profile image for Professor Michael Raymond Mainelli
Professor Michael Raymond Mainelli Alderman Broad Street
Profile image for David Sales
David Sales Aldgate

Topics

Barbican Operating Model Barbican Centre Chief Executive Officer of the Barbican Centre City Surveyor

Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 28th-Oct-2026 13.45 Corporate Services Committee.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 28th-Oct-2026 13.45 Corporate Services Committee.pdf