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Petitions and Public Address

Meeting: 24/09/2025 - Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 44)

Petitions and Public Addresses

Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

 

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 09.00 three working days before the meeting, i.e., Friday, 19 September 2025.

 

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.

 

Where there are a number of requests from persons wishing to present similar views on the same issue, the Chair may require that the views be put by a single spokesperson. It is expected that only in exceptional circumstances will a person (or organisation) be allowed to address more than one meeting on a particular issue in any period of six months.

Minutes:

There were none.


Meeting: 25/06/2025 - Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 27)

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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.

 

Applications to speak must be submitted no later than 9.00 a.m. three working days before the meeting, i.e. Friday, 20 June, 2025.

 

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 9.00 a.m. on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than one A4 sheet.

 

Where there are a number of requests from persons wishing to present similar views on the same issue, the Chair may require that the views be put by a single spokesperson. It is expected that only in exceptional circumstances will a person (or organisation) be allowed to address more than one meeting on a particular issue in any period of six months.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Robin Tucker, from the Coalition of Health Streets and Active Travel, raised concerns about road safety in Oxfordshire, highlighting issues noted in the Police and Crime Justice Plan.  

 

Peter Barnett questioned frequent conclusions that no traffic issues were identified at fatal road incidents. 

 

The following two public speakers spoke before agenda item 6, at the Chairs discretion. 

 

Robin Tucker, from the Coalition of Health Streets and Active Travel, emphasised the need for effective communication of the Citizens Assembly's vision and recommendations, advocating for public and active transport improvements. He stressed the importance of engaging the wider community in designing a future transport system. 

 

Danny Yee highlighted the need for a positive vision for low traffic Oxford and cooperation between county and city policies, including restricting car use and prioritising active travel. 

 

All public addresses can be found appendedas submitted.