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Contact: Celeste Reyeslao, Scrutiny and Governance Advisor email DemocraticServices@oxford.gov.uk
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Apologies for absence |
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Declarations of interest |
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Chair's Announcements |
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Minutes of the previous meeting The Committee is asked to approve the minutes of the ordinary meeting held on 14 October 2025 and special meeting held on 5 November 2025 as true and accurate records. Minutes of the Special meeting on 5 November 2025 will be published as a late supplement. Additional documents: |
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Addresses by members of the public Public addresses relating to matters of business for this agenda. Up to five minutes is available for each public address. The request to speak accompanied by the full text of the address must be received by the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy by 5.00 pm on Wednesday, 5 November 2025.
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Councillor addresses on any item for discussion on the Scrutiny agenda Councillor addresses relating to matters of business for this agenda. Up to five minutes is available for each address. The request should be received by the Director of Law, Governance and Strategy by 5.00 pm on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. |
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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. The Work Plan will be published as a late supplement.
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Hackney Carriage Vehicle Emission Standards Amendment Cabinet, at its meeting on 19 November 2025, will consider a report to consider a delay to the final phase of emission standards for Hackney Carriage Vehicles licensed by this Authority. Councillor Anna Railton, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Zero Carbon Oxford, Richard Adams, Community Safety Service Manager, Anna Dumitru, General Licensing Team Manager, and Joshua Curnow, Supervising Senior Licensing Officer have been invited to attended and respond to questions. The Committee is asked to consider the report and agree any recommendations. Additional documents:
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Cabinet responses to Scrutiny recommendations At its meeting on 22 October 2025, Cabinet considered the following reports from Scrutiny and made responses to the recommendations: · Anti-Social Behaviour Policy
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Annual Safeguarding Report The Committee is asked to noteCabinet’s responses to its recommendations.
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Endorsement of Recommendations from Working Groups Since the Scrutiny Committee’s previous meeting, the following Working Groups have met:
Under the delegated authority granted to the Scrutiny and Governance Advisor, the recommendations made by the Finance and Performance Working Group have been forwarded to the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group at their meeting on 6 November 2025, in consultation with the Chair of the Scrutiny Committee. The Committee is asked to note the recommendations from Finance and Performance Working Group.
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Dates of future meetings Scrutiny Committee
· 2 December 2025 · 13 January 2026 · 3 February 2026 · 10 March 2026 · 7 April 2026
All meetings start at 6:00 pm. |