Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Finance, Property and Transformation

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/137

Contact: Kathy Wilcox, Head of Corporate Finance (Kathy.Wilcox@oxfordshire.gov.uk)

Report by Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer (CA16).

This  report provides an overview of the proposals included in the “Fair Funding Review 2.0” consultation, which was published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on 20 June 2025.

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Note the report and annexes;

b)    Delegate the approval of the response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation to the Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report which provided an overview of the proposals included in the “Fair Funding Review 2.0” consultation, which was published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) on 20 June 2025.

Councillor Glynis Phillips requested more comprehensive engagement and briefings for councillors regarding the proposed changes to local government finance, especially for new members. The importance of good governance and awareness was highlighted.

Councillor Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, presented the report. He outlined the technical nature of the consultation and agreed to further member briefings when outcomes were clearer.

Councillor Levy moved and Councillor Higgins seconded the recommendations, and they were approved.

RESOLVED to

a)    note the report and annexes;

b)    delegate the approval of the response to the Fair Funding Review 2.0 consultation to the Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation.