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Committee report · Cabinet · Mon 1 Dec 2025 · Hastings Borough Council · agenda item 5 · the whole meeting

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Councillors and representatives of the Museum Association and Community Panel said they had not been sufficiently involved in or consulted on the process so far. p19p21p22p26p29

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  • p19Councillor Barnett expressed concern that this could become a significant piece of work and that the committee had not yet been consulted. He suggested that a briefing should be arranged for the committee, the Museum Association, and the Community Interest Panel.
  • p21Richard Street from the Museum Association confirmed he had received the email but had not had any further communication. He found it unusual that the committee had not been more involved.
  • p22Lorna Hamilton-Brown from the Community Panel said they had seen the paper but felt they needed to be brought in earlier to help shape the scope of the work.
  • p26Councillor Barnett reiterated concerns that the process felt imposed rather than collaborative. He stressed the importance of involving all organisations and noted that only one meeting was scheduled during this period.
  • p29Councillor Horn echoed concerns that the process felt externally driven and asked who had decided to run the options analysis. Victoria confirmed that it was initiated by the Arts Council.

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