Agenda
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Apologies for absence · Cllr Qayyum |
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Declarations of interest |
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Chair's Announcements |
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Minutes from 8 October 2024
Recommendation: That the minutes of the meeting held on 8 October 2024 be APPROVED as a true and accurate record.
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Work Plan and Forward Plan PDF 207 KB The Work Plan is driven to a very large extent by the Cabinet Forward Plan. The Scrutiny Committee agrees its priorities for items coming onto the Forward Plan, which then form part of its Work Plan.
The Committee is recommended to confirm its agreement to the Work Plan, or agree any amendments as required.
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Report back on recommendations and from Scrutiny Panel meetings PDF 204 KB At its meeting on 16 October 2024, Cabinet considered the following reports from Scrutiny and made responses to the recommendations: · Annual Air Quality Status Report · ZCOP Expansion Plans Since the Scrutiny Committee’s previous meeting on 8 October 2024, the following Panels have met: · Housing and Homelessness Panel (10 October 2024) The Committee is asked to: 1. Note Cabinet’s responses to its recommendations. 2. Note any updates from Panel meetings.
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Appendix 1 to this item includes exempt information pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. If the Scrutiny Committee wishes to discuss matters relating to the information set out in Appendix 1 to the report, it will be necessary for the Scrutiny Committee to pass a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting (as set out at agenda item 9). At its meeting on 16 January 2024, the Committee consider a report concerning the Leisure Services Contract Award. This report updates the Committee on the mobilisation of the leisure contract and client function arrangements in line with the recommendations from Scrutiny Committee that were approved at Cabinet on 24 January 2024. The Committee is asked to consider the report and agree ant recommendations. |
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Update on the development of Oxford River Charter PDF 312 KB A briefing note for this item will be circulated as a supplement, following the publication of the agenda. |
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Matters exempt or part exempt from publication and exclusion of the public If the Committee wishes to exclude the press and the public from the meeting during consideration of any aspects of the preceding or following agenda items it will be necessary for the Committee to pass a resolution in accordance with the provisions of Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 specifying the grounds on which their presence could involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in specific paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act 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. (The Access to Information Procedure Rules – Section 15 of the Council’s Constitution – sets out the conditions under which the public can be excluded from meetings of the Council). |
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Leisure Updated - exempt appendix |
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OX Place - OCH(I)L Recovery Plan This item includes exempt information pursuant to Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972. It will be necessary for the Committee to pass a resolution to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of this item (as set out at agenda item 9). The Shareholder and Joint Venture Group, at its meeting on 6 November 2024, will consider a report from the OX Place relating to the Oxford City Housing (Investment) Limited Recover Plan. Helen Horne, Managing Director (OX Place) has been invited to present the report and answer questions from the perspective of the Housing Companies. Cllr Nigel Chapman, Cabinet Member for Citizen Focused Services and Council Companies, and Emma Jackman, Head of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) have been invited to present the report and answer questions from the perspective of the Council as Shareholder. The Committee is asked to consider the report and agree any recommendations. |
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Dates of future meetings Scrutiny Committee
· 02 December 2024 · 14 January 2025 · 29 January 2025 · 03 March 2025 · 01 April 2025
Standing Panels Housing & Homelessness: 7 November 2024; 27 November 2024 (extraordinary); 06 March 2025 Finance & Performance: 4 December 2022; 15 January 2025; 7 April 2025 Climate & Environment: 20 November 2024; 26 February 2025; 27 March 2025 All meetings start at 6.00 pm. |