Agenda and decisions
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Apologies for Absence Decision: Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Neil Fawcett and Kate Gregory. |
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Declarations of Interest - guidance note below Decision: There were none. |
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Decision: 5 – Local Government Reorganisation – Submission of Proposal to Government
Councillor Ian Middleton |
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Reports from Scrutiny Committees Cabinet to receive the report of the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Local Government Re-organisation (TO FOLLOW) Decision: Cabinet received the report and approved the response to the recommendations. |
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Local Government Reorganisation – Submission of Proposal to Government Forward Plan Ref: 2025/150 Contact: Helen Mitchell, Programme Director – Local Government Reorganisation Helen.mitchell@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report of the Chief Executive
The Cabinet RECOMMENDED to
A) Note all three proposals for Local Government Reorganisation (Annex 1, 2 and 3)
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Agree that One Oxfordshire, the single county unitary proposal
is a “robust and sustainable unitary proposal that is in
the best interests of the whole area” as requested by the
then Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution
in his letter of 5 February 2025 attached as Annex 4. C) Approve the One Oxfordshire proposal for submission to government in accordance with their deadline of 28 November 2025.
D) Delegate authority to the Executive Director of Resources and S151 Officer in consultation with the Leader to make any changes to the text and/or format of the One Oxfordshire proposal prior to submission to government whilst not materially affecting the overall content of the proposal.
E) Delegate to the Executive Director of Resources and Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Leader, the formal submission of the proposal to government to meet the 28 November 2025 deadline, following any changes agreed at Cabinet and any subsequent changes made under the delegation at Recommendation D above.
Additional documents:
Decision: Recommendations approved.
The recommendations from Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee were all accepted.
With regard to recommendation E, the Cabinet agreed the following changes to the submission to Government:-
Expanded narrative on neighbourhood committees
Change council size to 99
Amendment to stakeholder feedback to be clearer where some respondents rather than all gave a view
Add in the bespoke CIPFA resilience index risk assessment in the options appraisal
Remove Annex 2 (Metro Dynamics work for MSA) when submitting
Add paragraph on SEND once the inspection visit outcome is known
This decision is not subject to Scrutiny call-in. |