The Head of Law and Governance has been, or may be, notified of changes of membership requested by group leaders to fill vacancies on committees as a result of resignations, changes of group memberships, and the by-election for Headington Ward on 19 July.

If the by-election causes no change to the political balance and committee seats, Council is asked to approve the following appointments to committees.

• East Area Planning Committee 
  • Labour seat – to be nominated
  • Lib Dem seat – to be nominated
• General Purposes Licensing Committee
  • Labour seat – to be nominated
• Scrutiny Committee
  • Labour seat – Councillor Lygo

• Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel
  • Councillors Gant, Henwood, and Simmons

Any change to the political balance and hence to committee memberships including those listed above as a result of the by-election will be reported in the Briefing Note.

Nominations to vacant seats will be reported in the Briefing Note or at the meeting.

Councillor Brown, Leader of the Labour Group, announced and Council approved the following appointments to committees to fill vacant seats:

• East Area Planning Committee 
  • Councillor Lygo
• General Purposes Licensing Committee
  • Councillor Corais
• Scrutiny Committee
  • Councillor Lygo

• Oxfordshire Growth Board Scrutiny Panel
  • Councillors Gant, Henwood, and Simmons

Councillor Gant, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group announced and Council approved the following appointments to committees to fill vacant seats:

• East Area Planning Committee 
  • Councillor Garden