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To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 19 May 2026 (CA3) and to receive information arising from them.

Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am three working days before the meeting, ask a question on an item on the agenda.

The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.

Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting, or present a petition, can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

Requests to present a petition must be submitted no later than 9am ten working days before the meeting.

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting.

Requests should be submitted to committeesdemocraticservices@oxfordshire.gov.uk

If you are speaking ‘virtually’, you may submit a written statement of your presentation to ensure that if the technology fails, then your views can still be taken into account. A written copy of your statement can be provided no later than 9am on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

Cabinet Member: Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/100

Non-key decision

Contact: Tom Hudson, Scrutiny Manager

Tom.hudson@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Law & Governance and Monitoring Officer (CA6)

To confirm the Cabinet's appointments for the civic year 2026/27.

The Cabinet is recommended to AGREE the appointments set out in the annex to the report

Cabinet will receive the following Scrutiny reports:-

Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee report on Customer Service Centre Update

Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee Reports on:-

a)    Minerals and Waste Planning

b)    School Streets

c)    Bus Services and Rural Transport (including Mobility Hubs)

d)    Temporary Congestion Charge Scheme Monitoring

e)    Unauthorised Waste Site near Kidlington: Interim Report

Cabinet Member: Children and Young People

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/107

Key decision

Contact: Anna Jennings, Head of Transformation

Anna.Jennings@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Children’s Services (CA8)

Cabinet Member: Place, Environment and Climate Action

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/102

Key decision

Contact: Andy Lederer, Principal Officer - Arboriculture

andy.lederer@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Environment and Highways (CA9)

Seeking Cabinet approval for award of Tree Care Framework.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

a)    approve the use of a Tree Care Framework Contract model to deliver planned and responsive tree management activity for trees within the county council’s responsibility as highway authority and property owner.

b)    To delegate the award of the contract, and any future extensions, to Director of Environment & Highways in consultation with Cabinet Member for Highways Construction and Repair

Cabinet Member: Resources and Deputy Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/081

Non-key decision

Contact: Nathan Phillips, Data and Insight Team Manager

Nathan.phillips@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of HR and Culture Change (CA10)

Quarterly staffing report providing details of key people numbers and analysis of main changes since the previous report.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the report.

Cabinet Member: Finance, Property and Transformation

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/029

Key decision

Contact: Verity Royle, Planning and Reporting Manager

Verity.royle@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 Officer) (CA11)

To note the report and agree the recommendations

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note the report and annexes;

Annex A Performance – Quarter 4 2025-26

Annex B Exceptions – Quarter 4 2025-26

Annex C – Complaints and FOI’s

Annex D – Provisional financial year end position 2025/26

Annex E – Annual report

b)    Note the summary of the provisional year - end financial position for 2025/26 along with the year-end position on general balances and earmarked reserves as explained in Annex D.

c)    Reserves:

              i.     Approve an £8.0m additional contribution to High Needs DSG risk reserve in 2025/26 (ahead of submission of the SEND Reform Plan to the Department for Education).  The balance held in the reserve will be considered as part of the budget process for 2027/28 (Annex D Para 116 -118).

            ii.     Approve that the £2.7m 2025/26 On-Street Parking Account surplus, that has not yet been applied to fund eligible expenditure in accordance with Section 55(4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, is held in reserves and carried forward for use in future years as set out in Annex D Appendix 4c (Annex D Para 116, 119).

           iii.     Approve the creation of a Congestion Charge Reserve, and contribution of £1.4m, to hold and support funding for the ongoing operation of the scheme as well as investments set out in the report to Cabinet in May 2026 (Annex D Para 116, 120).

           iv.     Approve a £0.8m contribution to the Budget Priorities reserve to support Education SEND (Annex D Para 121 - 122).

Cabinet Member: Finance, Property and Transformation

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/043

Key decision

Contact: Natalie Crawford, Capital Programme Manager

Natalie.crawford@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 Officer) (CA12)

To note the performance against the capital programme for 2025/26 as set out in the report.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note performance against the Capital Programme for 2025/26.

b)    Note the Capital Programme Provisional Outturn Summary for 2025/26

Annex 1a: Strategy Programmes Expenditure

Annex 1b: Capital Financing

Annex 1c: Strategy / Programme Level Reporting during the year

Cabinet Member: All

Contact Officer: Chris Reynolds, Senior Democratic Services Officer, chris.reynolds@oxfordshire.gov.uk

The Cabinet Procedure Rules provide that the business of each meeting at the Cabinet is to include “updating of the Forward Plan and proposals for business to be conducted at the following meeting”.   Items from the Forward Plan for the immediately forthcoming meetings of the Cabinet appear in the Schedule at CA13.  This includes any updated information relating to the business for those meetings that has already been identified for inclusion in the next Forward Plan update.

The Schedule is for noting, but Cabinet Members may also wish to take this opportunity to identify any further changes they would wish to be incorporated in the next Forward Plan update.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note the items currently identified for forthcoming meetings.

Repair of defects and superusers