Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments.

See guidance note on the back page.

The Committee is recommended to APPROVE the minutes of the meeting held on 12 June 2026 and to receive information arising from them.

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.

Requests to present a petition must be submitted no later than 9am ten working days before the meeting, i.e. 04/09/2026

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting, i.e. 15/09/2026.

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.

The Committee is recommended to AGREE its work programme for forthcoming meetings, having heard any changes from previous iterations, and taking account of the Cabinet Forward Plan.

The current Cabinet Forward Plan can be found online at:

https://mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/mgListPlanItems.aspx?PlanId=494&RP=115

Attached is the Cabinet response to the Performance and Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee report on the Community Asset Transfer (CAT) Policy. The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.

Councillor Neil Fawcett, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources, Lorna Baxter, Deputy Chief Executive (S.151 Officer), and Rose Sutton, Interim Programme Manager (Devolution) have been invited to present an update report on Devolution.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Councillor Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, Lorna Baxter, Deputy Chief Executive (s.151 officer) and Max Button, Commercial Excellence Lead have been invited to present a report on the Council’s integration of Social Value principles.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

Councillor Neil Fawcett, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources, Kit Collingwood, Interim Director of Technology and Customer Experience, and Alastair Read, Head of IT Services, have been invited to present a report on the Council’s usage of AI and its benefits.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.

The Committee is RECOMMENDED that the public be excluded for the duration of item 10 in the Agenda since it is likely that if they were present during this item there would be disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) and specified in relation to the respective items in the Agenda and since it is considered that, in all the circumstances of each case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

THE REPORTS RELATING TO THE EXEMPT ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE PUBLIC AND SHOULD BE REGARDED AS STRICTLY PRIVATE TO MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THEM.

Councillor Neil Fawcett, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources, Alastair Read, Head of IT Services, and Asher Sims have been invited to present a report on the Council’s corporate IT security.

The Committee is asked to consider the report and raise any questions, and to AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet arising therefrom.