Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments.

See guidance note on the back page.

The Committee is recommended to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 16 January 2026 and to receive information arising from them.

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 speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting, i.e. Tuesday 14 April 2026

Requests should be submitted to the Scrutiny Officer at scrutiny@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.

Councillor Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, Susannah Wintersgill, Director of Public Affairs, Policy and Partnerships, Tom Parsons, Head of Customer Experience, Clare Martin, Strategic Improvement Lead, and Richard Merritt, Operational Manager Contact Oxfordshire have been invited to present a report on the Customer Service Centre.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Kim Sawyer has been invited to present a report updating members on the latest developments from central government regarding Devolution.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Councillor Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, Vic Kurzeja, Director of Property and Assets, Michael Smedley, Head of Estates, and James Cater Clare Martin, Strategic Improvement Lead, and Richard Merritt, Operational Manager Contact Oxfordshire have been invited to present a report on Community Asset Transfer Policy prior to its consideration by Cabinet.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Councillor Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, Councillor Tim Bearder, Cabinet Member for Adults, Karen Fuller, Director of Adult Social Services, Victoria Baran, Deputy Director of Adult Social Care, and Ian Bottomley, Deputy Director of Commissioning, and Kathy Wilcox, Head of Corporate Finance have been invited to consider the Business Management and Monitoring Report with a specific focus on Adult Social Care.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the progress of previous recommendations and actions arising from previous meetings, having raised any questions on the contents.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE its work programme for forthcoming meetings, having heard any changes from previous iterations, and taking account of the Cabinet Forward Plan and of the Budget Management Monitoring Report.

Attached are the Cabinet response to the Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee reports on:

·       BMMR – CEF Focus

·       BMMR – Public Health Focus*

·       Budget Proposals for 2026/27 to 2030/31

·       Parking Permits*

·       Social Value*

The Committee is asked to NOTE the responses.

* NB These responses are draft responses, which are scheduled to be signed off at Cabinet on 21 April.