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 meetings held on 22 April 2026 and on 12 May 2026.

Members of the public who wish to speak on an item on the agenda at this meeting can attend the meeting in person or ‘virtually’ through an online connection.

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9.00 am three working days before the meeting, i.e., Friday 19 June, 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 9.00 am on the day of the meeting. Written submissions should be no longer than 1 A4 sheet.

Where there are a number of requests from persons wishing to present similar views on the same issue, the Chair may require that the views be put by a single spokesperson. It is expected that only in exceptional circumstances will a person (or organisation) be allowed to address more than one meeting on a particular issue in any period of six months.

The Committee is recommended to NOTE the progress of previous recommendations and actions arising from previous meetings, having raised any questions on the contents.

Attached is the Cabinet response to the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee report on 16 June, 2026. The Committee is asked to NOTE the response.

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 and of the Budget Management Monitoring Report.

The Committee is also recommended to AGREE to schedule an additional meeting on 21 October 2026.

Cllr Gareth Epps, Cabinet Member for Transport, Paul Fermer, Director of Environment and Highways, and Ashley Hayden, Team Leader, have been invited to present a report on OxBUS 2040: Plan for Bus and Enhanced Partnership Plus.

The Committee is asked to CONSIDER the proposed approach, content, engagement and consultation for the OxBus 2040: Plan for Bus and the Enhanced Partnership Plus, including delivery timescales, RAISE any questions, and AGREE any recommendations it wishes to make to Cabinet.

Cllr Neil Fawcett, Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources, and Susannah Wintersgill, Director of Public Affairs, Policy, and Partnerships, have been invited to present a report on the Council’s Flag-Flying Protocol which sets out a proposed policy for flying flags on the buildings and land owned by or managed by the Council.  It does not refer to flags flown on highways or assets which are treated separately under enforcement powers.

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