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 19 March 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 speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting, i.e. Monday, 01 June 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 Rebekah Fletcher, Cabinet member for Adults, Karen Fuller, Director of Adult Social Care, and Izzie Rockingham, Head of Joint Commissioning – Age Well, have been invited to present a report on the Community Capacity Grants Programme.

The Committee has also invited Laura Price, CEO of Oxfordshire Community & Voluntary Action; Zoe Sprigings, CEO of Oxfordshire Community Foundation; and Emily Lewis-Edwards, Joint CEO of Community First Oxfordshire, to support its work and respond to members’ questions.

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 Rebekah Fletcher, Cabinet Member for Adults, Karen Fuller, Director of Adult Social Services, Sam Harper, Head of Service, Sally Ellis, Shared Lives Team manager, and Nikki Oleksiw, Shared Lives Social Worker, have been invited to present a report on an Update on the Council’s Shared Lives 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 Rebekah Fletcher, Cabinet Member for Adults, Karen Fuller, Director of Adult Social Services, Victoria Baran, Deputy Director of Adult Social Care, and Level Chingalembe, Head of Social Care Finance Payment Management, have been invited to present a report on the Consultation on proposed changes to Adult Social Care Contributions 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 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 Committee is recommended to NOTE the progress of previous recommendations and actions arising from previous meetings, having raised any questions on the contents.

Attached is the Cabinet response to the People Overview and Scrutiny Committee report on the Unpaid Carer Strategy. The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.