Issue - meetings

Cabinet will receive the following Scrutiny reports:-

Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health of Children

People Overview & Scrutiny Committee report on the Oxfordshire Education Commission report

Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee report on the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022/23

Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Budget Proposals 2024/25 to 2026/27 – report deferred

Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee report on Oxfordshire HGV Strategy  - report deferred

Cabinet received the following reports and will respond in due course:-

Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health of Children

People Overview & Scrutiny Committee report on the Oxfordshire Education Commission report

Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee report on the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022/23

Councillor Jane Hanna, Chair of the Oxfordshire Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee, presented the report and recommendations on Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health of Children.

Councillor John Howson, Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Young People’s Services, welcomed the report but referred to the importance of early intervention by GPs in cases where children were being excluded from school and the impact of the funding settlements for schools and the NHS on providing adequate services.

Councillor Nigel Simpson, Chair of the People Overview & Scrutiny Committee, presented the report and recommendations on the Oxfordshire Education Commission report.

Councillor Howson referred to the establishment of the Education and Young People’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee which would consider the range of issues raised in the Commission’s report. 

Councillor Kieron Mallon, Chair of the Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee, presented the report and recommendations on the Infrastructure Funding Statement 2022/23.

Councillor Judy Roberts, Cabinet Member for Infrastructure and Development Strategy, welcomed the report and, in particular, confirmed that the Council would be monitoring its polices were being incorporated into local plans in the County.

Cabinet received the reports and will respond in due course.