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 05 December 2025 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, 13 January 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.

All Cabinet members and directors have been invited to present a report on the Budget Proposals for 2026/27 – 2030/31

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.

NB This report is to follow.

The expected order (and rough timings) are expected to be as follows:

Cllr Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Ian Dyson, Director for Financial and Commercial Services, and Max Button, Commercial Excellence Lead have been invited to present a report on a draft of the refresh of the Council’s Social Value policy.

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.

The Council’s latest Forward Plan can be found here: Forward plan - February 2026 | Oxfordshire County Council

Attached is the Cabinet response to the Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee recommendations made in relation to Devolution. The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.