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Forward plan

Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Plan August 2025 to May 2026  (01/08/2025 to 30/11/2025, Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

Plan items
No. Item

3 September 2025

1.

2025/26 Quarterly Finance Review Q1

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   10 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

2025/26 Quarterly Service Review Q1

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   10 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Alison Borrett

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Responding to the Youth Needs Assessment

Decision maker:  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision due:   3 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Heather McCulloch

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Oxfordshire Local Area Energy Planning

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   10 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Hannah Kenyon

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

8 October 2025

5.

Local Government Reorganisation

Decision maker:  Council, Executive

Decision due:   13 Nov 2025

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

Local Plan Spatial Options New!

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision:   22 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Thomson

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5 November 2025

7.

Supporting mental health initiatives

Decision maker:  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Heather McCulloch

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10 December 2025

8.

2025/26 Quarterly Finance Review Q2

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

9.

2025/26 Quarterly Service Review Q2

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Alison Borrett

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

Local Plan Annual Monitoring 2024/25

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   17 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Andrew Thomson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7 January 2026

11.

Draft Budget 2026/27 version 2

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   14 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4 February 2026

12.

Community Grants Update

Decision maker:  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Heather McCulloch

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

13.

West Oxfordshire Nature Recovery Plan

Decision maker:  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision due:   4 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Melanie Dodd

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4 March 2026

14.

Community Safety Partnership

Decision maker:  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision due:   4 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Heather McCulloch

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

Procurement and Contract Management Strategy

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Ciaran Okane

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

16.

2025/26 Quarterly Finance Review Q3

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Georgina Dyer

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

17.

2025/26 Quarterly Service Review Q3

Decision maker:  Executive

Decision due:   11 Mar 2026

Lead officer:  Alison Borrett

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

20 May 2026 - Annual Council day

Additional topics, to be scheduled

18.

Promoting Rural Exception Sites

Decision maker:  Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Decision due:   10 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Chris Hargraves

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -