Cabinet resolved to:

1.    Note Oxfordshire County Council’s decision to veto the Thames Valley Foundation Strategic Authority proposal;

2.    Agree that the Council Leader and Council officers to work with counterparts in other Thames Valley councils to review the position following the Government’s decision on Local Government in Oxfordshire and West Berkshire;

3.    Note that officers will work with counterparts in the other 12 councils to further develop the Expression of Interest proposal against any updated policy position around devolution set out by the new Prime Minister

4.    Agree the commitment to continue to support Swindon’s involvement as a willing partner in a Thames Valley Strategic Authority – and keep the door open for Buckinghamshire’s inclusion too, if they change their position.

5.    Ask Council to endorse the recommendations from Cabinet and to ask the Leader to write to the Leader of the County Council to that effect.