Agenda

See guidance below.

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 03 July 2026 to be signed by the Chair as a correct record.

Any county councillor may, by giving notice to the Proper Officer by 9 am three working days before the meeting, ask a question on an item on the agenda.

The number of questions which may be asked by any councillor at any one meeting is limited to two (or one question with notice and a supplementary question at the meeting) and the time for questions will be limited to 30 minutes in total. As with questions at Council, any questions which remain unanswered at the end of this item will receive a written response.

Questions submitted prior to the agenda being despatched are shown below and will be the subject of a response from the appropriate Cabinet Member or such other councillor or officer as is determined by the Cabinet Member, and shall not be the subject of further debate at this meeting. Questions received after the despatch of the agenda, but before the deadline, will be shown on the Schedule of Addenda circulated at the meeting, together with any written response which is available at that time.

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.

Requests to speak must be submitted no later than 9am three working days before the meeting.

Requests should be submitted to committeesdemocraticservices@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.

Cabinet Member: Finance, Property and Transformation

Forward Plan Ref: 2026/ 210

Report by: Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

Key Decision: Yes

Contact: Nick Tomkins, Strategic Liaison Manager - Property and Assets

Email: nick.tomkins@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

Report by: Deputy Chief Executive (S151 Officer)

The Cabinet Member is RECOMMENDED to:

a)    Approve the entering into a Funding Agreement with Cambrian Learning Trust with a maximum funding contribution of £7.00m to enable the Trust to procure the construction of new teaching accommodation at Faringdon Community College.