Issue - meetings
Member Champions
Meeting: 18/11/2025 - Cabinet (Item 175)
175 Review of Member Champions 
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Forward Plan Ref: 2025/198
Contact: Susmita Dave, Senior Policy Officer
Susmita.dave@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Report by Director of Public Affairs, Policy and Partnerships (CA13)
The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:
Propose an update to the Council’s Constitution (part 8.5, Member Champion Role) to Audit and Governance Committee (26th November 2025) and agreement at Council (9th December 2025)
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 -Member Champions Role Guidance Note Current, item 175
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- Appendix 2 - Member Champion Role Guidance Proposed Final, item 175
PDF 176 KB
- Appendix 3- Member Champion Roles, item 175
PDF 119 KB
Decision:
Recommendations approved.
Minutes:
Cabinet received a report outlining proposed updates to the role, function, and appointment process of Member Champions within Oxfordshire County Council, aiming to clarify responsibilities and improve governance.
Member Champions support Cabinet Members and the Leader by focusing on specific interest areas, engaging stakeholders, and highlighting significant matters, without decision-making powers or remuneration. Current roles cover areas like Active Travel, Public Transport, Mental Health, and Youth Justice.
Councillor Liz Leffman, Leader of the Council, presented the report.
Councillor Leffman moved, and Councillor Gaul seconded the recommendations, and they were approved.
RESOLVED to propose an update to the Council’s Constitution (part 8.5, Member Champion Role) to Audit and Governance Committee (26th November 2025) and agreement at Council (9th December 2025).