The Scrutiny Committee met on 26 March 2025 and the Climate and Environment Panel met on 27 March 2025.  The report and recommendations from Scrutiny will be published as supplement.

• Anti-Social Behaviour Policy Update
• Urgent Key Decisions End-of-Year Update
• Energy Efficiency Update
• Carbon Offsetting (Local Carbon Oxford) Update

The Director of Property and Assets had submitted a report to Cabinet to seek approval to renew the lease of the car park at Oxpens Road.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Approve entering into a new lease with OxWED LLP for the Car Park at Oxpens Road; and

2.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive – City and Citizens’ Services in consultation with the Deputy Leader (Statutory) – Finance and Asset Management, the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy and the Group Finance Director to agree the final terms and enter into the lease.

The Director of Planning and Regulation submitted a report to Cabinet to request that Cabinet endorse the examination of Littlemore Neighbourhood Plan.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Proceed with the neighbourhood plan process by submitting the consultation responses and the draft plan for independent examination

2.    Delegate to Director of Planning & Regulation to proceed to referendum following receipt of the examiners report, including any modifications or amendments the Examiner recommends.

The Director of Law, Governance and Strategy (Monitoring Officer) submitted a report to Cabinet to request that Cabinet agree the lists of annual flag flying and bell ringing commitmentsand tonote theOxford CityCouncil Protocol for Flag Flying and Bell Ringing.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Agree the List of Annual Flag Flying Commitments attached at Appendices 1A and 1B to this report;

2.    Note the List of Annual Bell Ringing Commitments attached at Appendix 2 to this report; and

3.    Note the Oxford City Council Protocol for Flag Flying and Bell Ringing set out in Appendix 3 to this report.

The Head of People submitted a report to request that Cabinet approves re-procurement arrangements for Recruitment Agencies to supply temporary, contract and permanent workforce.

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Approve the re-procurement of agencies to supply temporary, contract and permanent workforce with an approximate value of £2.5m per annum a minimum of 4 years.

2.    Delegate authority to the Head of People, in consultation with the Group Finance Director (Section 151 Officer):

a.    determine the format of the procurement and contract structure; and

b.    award the subsequent contracts following completion of the procurement exercise.  

Recommendation: That Cabinet resolves to approve the minutes of the meetings held on 12 March and 19 March 2025 as true and accurate records.

Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

All meetings start at 6.00.

If Cabinet wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any of the items on the exempt from publication part of the agenda, it will be necessary for Cabinet to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4(2)(b) of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 on the grounds that their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Cabinet may maintain the exemption if and so long as, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

Part Two – matters exempt from publication