Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Wednesday, 7th January, 2026 5.30 pm

Venue: Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies for Absence and Temporary Appointments To receive any apologies for absence and temporary appointments. The quorum for the Committee is four members. Additional documents: Webcast for 1.
2.	Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations from Members of the Committee on any items to be considered at the meeting. Additional documents: Webcast for 2.
3.	Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 68 KB To approve the minutes of the Committee meeting held 10 December 2025. Additional documents: Webcast for 3.
4.	Chair's announcements To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Additional documents: Webcast for 4.
5.	Participation of the Public To receive any submissions from members of the public, in accordance with the Council’s Public Participation Rules. The deadline for submissions is 2.00pm, two clear working days before the meeting. Additional documents: Webcast for 5.
6.	Report back on recommendations PDF 30 KB For the Committee to note the Executive’s response to any recommendations arising from the previous Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting. Additional documents: Webcast for 6.
7.	Updates from Task and Finish Groups For the Chairs of Task and Finish Groups to provide any verbal or written progress updates. Additional documents: Webcast for 7.
8.	Motion A Protecting Fire Services in West Oxfordshire - Referred from Council 3 December PDF 235 KB Purpose For the Committee to consider the motion referred to the Committee by Council on 3 December and agree the Council’s response to it. Included are the wording of the Council motion and a number of Oxfordshire County Council’s consultation documents. Invited Councillor Jenny Hannaby, Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing and Safety; and Rob MacDougall, Chief Fire Officer and Director of Community Safety. Additional documents: 1. Improve our fire and rescue service public consultation v2 , item 8. PDF 1 MB 2. Facts first_Improving our Fire and Rescue Service , item 8. PDF 280 KB 3. Equalities Impact Assessment , item 8. PDF 368 KB 4. Response Time Maps , item 8. PDF 2 MB 5. Modelling Report v2 , item 8. PDF 3 MB 6. Data Methodology , item 8. PDF 123 KB Webcast for 8.
9.	Executive Work Programme PDF 119 KB Purpose: To give the Committee the opportunity to comment on the Executive Work Programme. Recommendation: That the Committee agrees which items on the Executive Work Programme should be subject to pre-decision scrutiny and the priority order of those items. Additional documents: Webcast for 9.
10.	Committee Work Programme PDF 99 KB Purpose: For the Committee to review and note its work programme. Recommendation: That the Committee notes and comments on the work programme. Additional documents: Webcast for 10.

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