Issue - meetings

Petition - From Beth Knighton Director of Donnington Doorstep on a request to be considered for Transition Funding

Item 6 – Councillor Nick Hards,

Councillor Liz Brighouse, Chairman of Performance Scrutiny Committee

Item 7– Councillor Nick Hards,

Councillor Richard Webber

Item 8 – Rachael Scott-Hunter  also submitted a petition in support of stopping the closure of day support centres

Ted Cooper resident of Witney

Maggie Swain, Chair of the October Club Management Committee

Councillor Janet Godden,

Councillor Glynis Phillips,

Councillor Liz Brighouse

Item 9 – Councillor Janet Godden,

Councillor Glynis Phillips

Item 10 – Councillor Glynis Phillips

Item 11 – Jaqi Mason, Parish Councillor, Clifton Hampden & Burcot speaking on behalf of OXAGE

Councillor Charles Mathew,

Councillor Lynda Atkins,

Councillor Steve Curran

A petition was submitted by Beth Knighton Director of Donnington Doorstep in support of a request to be considered for Transition Funding.

The Chairman had agreed the following requests to address the meeting:

Item 6 – Councillor Nick Hards, Shadow Cabinet Member for Finance

Councillor Liz Brighouse, Chairman of Performance Scrutiny Committee

Item 7– Councillor Nick Hards, Shadow Cabinet Member for Finance

Councillor Richard Webber, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group

Item 8 – Rachael Scott-Hunter  who also submitted a petition in support of stopping the closure of day support centres

Ted Cooper resident of Witney

Maggie Swain, Chair of the October Club Management Committee

Councillor Jenny Hannaby, local councillor for Grove & Wantage

Councillor Janet Godden, Liberal Democrat Group spokesperson on adult social care

Councillor Glynis Phillips, Shadow Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

Councillor Liz Brighouse, Chairman of Performance Scrutiny Committee

Item 9 – Councillor Janet Godden, Liberal Democrat Group spokesperson on adult social care

Councillor Glynis Phillips, Shadow Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

Item 10 – Councillor Glynis Phillips,  Shadow Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

Item 11 – Jaqi Mason, Parish Councillor, Clifton Hampden & Burcot speaking on behalf of OXAGE

Councillor Charles Mathew, local councillor for Eynsham

Councillor Lynda Atkins, local councillor

Councillor Steve Curran, Shadow Cabinet Member for Environment

Councillor Godden, Liberal Democrat Group spokesperson on adult social care spoke together on Agenda Items 8 and 9. Councillor Godden commended the consultation that she thought had been well run. She considered that the analysis good and the reports sensitively written. However with regard to daytime support Councillor Godden was concerned that the recommendations did not mitigate the problems for some users that they would be unable to access services or would be unable to afford services. The extra grant money referred to was welcome but may be inadequate. She felt that more work was need to look for innovative solutions and to improve the transport scheme. With regard to carers they provided a valuable service and the amounts of funding were small overall when compared to the pressures created and the impact of the proposals. Councillor Godden urged Cabinet to put vulnerable people first and to close the door on the savings.