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 meetings held on 17 April 2026 and 12 May 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 present a petition or to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting, i.e. 09/06/2026.

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.

Cllr Fawcett, Cabinet Member for Resources, and Cllr Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, Ian Dyson, Director of Financial and Commercial Services, Rob MacDougall, Chief Fire Officer and Director of Community Safety, Kathy Wilcox, Head of Corporate Finance, and Verity Royle, Planning and Reporting Manager have been invited to present a report on the Business Management and Monitoring Report, with a particular focus on the Fire and Rescue Service.

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.

Cllr Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, Ian Dyson, Director of Financial and Commercial Services, and Richard Scarlett, Head of Procurement and Commercial have been invited to present an update report on the progress of the Council’s Commercial Strategy.

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.

Cllr Gordon, Cabinet Member for Environment and Economy, Robin Rogers, Director of Economy and Place, and Nicholas Glover, Head of Future Economy have been invited to present an update report on Shaping Oxfordshire’s Future Economy.

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 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.

The latest publication of the Cabinet Forward Plan can be found here:

https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/mgListPlanItems.aspx?PlanId=484&RP=115

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

-        The Business Management and Monitoring Report

-        Parking Permits

-        Draft Social Value Policy

The Committee is asked to NOTE the responses.