Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

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The Leader of the Council said that she was chairing this meeting because the fifth agenda item affected the Cabinet Member for Finance. Property & Transformation’s division in Eynsham, and he had declared an interest.

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To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2025 as an accurate record of proceedings

A decision with respect to the minutes of the meeting held on 12 September 2025 was deferred because the Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, who chaired that meeting, was not present to approve them.

Cabinet Member: Finance, Property and Transformation

Forward Plan Ref: 2025/186

Contact: Deborah Wyatt, Strategic Liaison Manager

deborah.wyatt@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Report by Director of Property and Assets

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to approve the sealing of a funding agreement between the Council and Eynsham Partnership Academy (EPA) for the release of funding greater than £1m to enable the expansion of Heyford Park School, from 2FE to 3FE.

The Strategic Liaison Manager introduced this item. She said that it represented a standard request for funding, given that the Council had been working closely with the Eynsham Partnership Academy for the expansion of the school. She assured the Chair that this request had gone through a rigorous tender process and said that if approved, work would begin in March 2026 for delivery by March 2027.

The Chair said that she was happy to see the expansion of Heyford Park and that given the Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation had seen the papers, she would approve the recommendation.

RESOLVED to approve the sealing of a funding agreement between the Council and Eynsham Partnership Academy (EPA) for the release of funding greater than £1m to enable the expansion of Heyford Park School, from 2FE to 3FE.