Work programme

Work programme

Scrutiny Work Programme Feb - April 2021  (01/01/2021 to 30/04/2021, Scrutiny Committee)

Work programme description

The Scrutiny Committee agrees a work plan every year detailing selected issues that affect Oxford or its inhabitants.  The work plan is agreed each June and is reviewed monthly by the Committee.

Work programme items
No. Item

Scrutiny Committee and Standing Panel responsibility and membership

Committee / Panel

Remit

Membership

Scrutiny Committee

Overall management of the Council’s Scrutiny function

 

Councillors: Andrew Gant (Chair), Joe McManners (Vice Chair),  Mohammed Altaf-Khan, Lubna Arshad, Shaista Aziz, Tiago Corais Hosnieh Djafari-Marbini, James Fry, Richard Howlett, Pat Kennedy, Ben Lloyd-Shogbesan, Craig Simmons

Finance and Performance Panel

Finance and budgetary issues and decisions, performance management

Councillors: James Fry (Chair), Chewe Munkonge, Craig Simmons, Roz Smith.

Housing and Homelessness Panel

Strategic housing, homelessness and landlord issues and decisions

Councillors: Nadine Bely-Summers (Chair), Shaista Aziz (vice-Chair), Mike Gotch, Sian Taylor, Elizabeth Wade, Dick Wolff

Tenant co-optee: Tony Buchanan

Companies Panel

Shareholder function for companies and joint ventures

Councillors: James Fry (Chair), Tom Landell Mills, Chewe Munkonge, Craig Simmons.

 

Current and planned review groups

Domestic Abuse – Councillors Shaista Aziz (Chair), Mohammad Altaf-Khan, Mark Lygo, Craig Simmons, Sian Taylor, Liz Wade

Budget Review Group – membership to be the same as Finance Panel membership, with Housing Panel members attending during Housing related Scrutiny.

 

Timings of review groups

Domestic Abuse – Final sign off by the group in February 2021, for March Scrutiny

Budget Review Group – Final sign off by Scrutiny in at February 2021 meeting.

Scrutiny Committee

02 February 2021 - reports

1.

Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2021/22 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   9 Sep 2020

Lead officer:  Tanya Bandekar

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/03/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

Zero Carbon Council by 2030: 4th carbon management plan 2021/22 to 2029/30 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Feb 2021

Lead officer:  Jo Colwell

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/12/2020

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

02 March 2021 - provisional reports

3.

Grant allocations to community and vol orgs 2021/22 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   16 Jun 2021

Lead officer:  Ian Brooke

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/03/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Oxpens Redevelopment Update New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Mar 2021

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/07/2018

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5.

Council Business Plan 2021-22 and Business Plan 2020-21 update New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Mar 2021

Lead officer:  Shelley Ghazi

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/07/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

Oxford City Council Safeguarding Report 2022/23 and Safeguarding Policy 2023/26 New!

Decision maker:  Council, Cabinet

Decision:   12 Jul 2023

Lead officer:  Laura Jones

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/03/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

08 April 2021 - provisional reports

Finance and Performance Panel

06 April (provisional in case of election being delayed)

Housing and Homelessness Panel

04 March 2021 - provisional reports

1.

Update of Housing Assistance and Disabled Adaptation Policy 2021 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   16 Jun 2021

Lead officer:  Becky Walker

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/01/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

Allocation of Homelessness Prevention Funds 2021/22 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Mar 2021

Lead officer:  Stephen Clarke

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/03/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Additional HMO licensing scheme renewal New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Mar 2021

Lead officer:  Gail Siddall

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/03/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Procurement of support service for Housing First programme New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Director of Housing

Decision:   Before 3 Sep 2021

Lead officer:  Paul Wilding

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/12/2020

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

27 April - (provisional in case of election being delayed)

5.

Housing and Carbon Reduction New!

Lead officer:  Rachel Nixon

Decision status:  Information Only

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/08/2020

Companies Panel

15 March 2021 - reports will be the same as those at the Shareholder and Joint Venture Group meeting