Cabinet work programme
2 April 2024
What is the Cabinet work programme?
The Cabinet work programme is a list of the key decisions and other planned cabinet and cabinet member decisions to be taken on behalf of the council.
What is a key decision?
Key decisions are defined as decisions that are likely to:
Officers may also include other items in this work programme on a voluntary basis that do not fit the above definition.
What does the Cabinet work programme tell me?
The work programme gives information about:
Who takes key decisions?
Key decisions are taken by the Cabinet, individual Cabinet members or individual officers acting under delegated powers.
Exempt or confidential decisions
This work programme gives notice of any Cabinet decisions that are likely to be considered in part of a Cabinet meeting when the public are excluded. It may become necessary during the course of a Cabinet meeting to debate an issue or make a decision in the exempt or confidential part of the meeting. However, the Cabinet must first resolve to exclude the public and give a reason for doing so under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Who are the Cabinet members?
Cabinet is made up of the Leader of the Council and up to nine further members. The leader has allocated portfolios to Cabinet members as follows:
How do I make contact?
Each entry in the work programme indicates the names of the relevant people to contact about that particular item. The contact details for the Cabinet members are available on the council’s website www.southoxon.gov.uk.
How do I get copies of agenda papers and other relevant documents?
The agenda papers for Cabinet meetings and other relevant documents are available five working days before the meeting on the council’s website www.southoxon.gov.uk. Alternatively, documents are available at The Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE.
How to make representations to the Cabinet
Members of the public may make a statement or ask a question at a Cabinet meeting on an issue on the Cabinet agenda. To do so, the public must register their intention to speak by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting. To register please contact Democratic Services by e-mail: democratic.services@southandvale.gov.uk.
In advance of a decision being made, you may also submit documents to the decision-maker.
This work programme is subject to change
The dates listed for each forthcoming decision are the earliest dates for items to come forward.
Cabinet work programme
DECISION AND PURPOSE (AND REASON FOR CONFIDENTIALITY WHERE APPROPRIATE) |
KEY DECISION? |
DECISION MAKER AND EARLIEST DECISION DATE |
CABINET MEMBER |
DATE FIRST ON WORK PROGRAMME |
PRINCIPAL CONSULTEES (including Committees) |
CONTACT OFFICER |
DOCUMENTS TO BE USED BY THE DECISION MAKER |
April 2024 decisions
|
Play areas Purpose: to provide a maintenance service for existing play areas |
Yes |
Cabinet member for the environment 12 August 2022 |
Sue Cooper |
15 Jul 2022 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Car park refurbishment project Purpose: to draw funds from the provisional capital programme |
No |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 24 March 2023 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
24 Feb 2023 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Finance System application support services Purpose: to award a contract |
Yes |
Head of finance 1 May 2023 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
3 Apr 2023 |
|
Ben Watson |
Officer key decision form |
Henley Public Places Protection Order Purpose: to review the order |
No |
Leader of the council 27 July 2023 |
David Rouane |
29 Jun 2023 |
|
Katharine Doherty |
Cabinet member decision form |
Thame Public Places Protection Order Purpose: to review the order |
No |
Leader of the council 27 July 2023 |
David Rouane |
29 Jun 2023 |
|
Katharine Doherty |
Cabinet member decision form |
Capital grants Purpose: to award the 2023/24 capital grants |
Yes |
Cabinet member for community wellbeing 20 October 2023 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
22 Sep 2023 |
|
Cheryl Reeves |
Cabinet member decision form |
Thame Leisure Centre Purpose: to replace the combined heat and power unit |
Yes |
Cabinet member for community wellbeing 31 October 2023 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
3 Oct 2022 |
|
Jan Smith |
Cabinet member decision form |
Custodianship and management of countryside land Purpose: to award a contract for three sites |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 9 November 2023 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
12 Oct 2023 |
|
Tim Sonnex |
Cabinet member decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Purpose: to award contracts to deliver UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E39: Green Skills Courses |
Yes |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 November 2023 |
Robin Bennett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Purpose: to award funding to deliver UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E29: Supporting Decarbonisation |
Yes |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 November 2023 |
Robin Bennett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
HR and Payroll System Purpose: to procure an new system |
Yes |
Head of corporate services 20 November 2023 |
Andrea Powell |
23 Oct 2023 |
|
Abigail Witting |
Officer key decision form |
Thame Leisure Centre Purpose: to refurbish the dry side changing facilities |
Yes |
Cabinet member for community wellbeing 29 December 2023 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Ian Burtenshaw |
Cabinet member decision form |
Electoral Management System Purpose: to award a contract to procure the system |
Yes |
Head of legal and democratic 7 February 2024 |
David Rouane |
10 Jan 2024 |
|
Steven Corrigan |
Officer key decision form |
Purchase of properties to provide temporary housing accommodation
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for community wellbeing 18 February 2024 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
18 Jan 2024 |
|
Karen Lister |
Cabinet member decision form |
Waste Transfer Station and Reprocessing procurements Purpose: to approve the procurement of contracts for a waste transfer station and reprocessing of dry mixed recycling |
Yes |
Cabinet member for the environment 19 March 2024 |
Sue Cooper |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Scott Williams, William Maxwell scott.williams1@southandvale.gov.uk william.maxwell@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet member decision form |
Berinsfield Decarbonisation Funding Allocations Purpose: to approve funding awards to advance decarbonisation schemes to improve community assets |
Yes |
Head of Policy and Programmes 22 March 2024 |
David Rouane, Robin Bennett |
23 Feb 2024 |
|
Jayne Bolton |
Officer key decision form |
Hackney Carriage Tariff Purpose: to approve a new tariff |
Yes |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
David Rouane |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Laura Driscoll |
Cabinet report |
Waste Vehicle Purchasing Strategy Purpose: to approve a strategy |
Yes |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
Sue Cooper |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Scott Williams |
Cabinet report |
Housing Delivery Strategy Action Plan Purpose: to review the action plan |
No |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
Robin Bennett |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Nigel Bower |
Cabinet report |
Housing Enforcement Policy Purpose: to approve a new policy |
Yes |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Philip Ealey |
Cabinet report |
Didcot Garden Town update, draft green infrastructure strategy and draft wayfinding strategy Purpose: to approve the programme and strategies |
Yes |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
Robin Bennett |
10 Jan 2024 |
Joint Scrutiny Committee 25 March 2024 |
Charlotte Cottingham |
Cabinet report |
116-120 The Broadway, Didcot Purpose: to agree stage 1 design options and project details. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under category 3.) |
No |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
Robin Bennett |
23 Feb 2024 |
|
Aileen Sparling |
Cabinet report |
Budget Monitoring Purpose: to consider the quarter 3 monitoring report |
No |
Cabinet 18 April 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
23 Feb 2024 |
|
Simon Hewings |
Cabinet report |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Purpose: to agree the assumption of financial risk for UK Propserity Fund intervention E39: Green Skills Courses |
Yes |
Leader of the council Not before 19 April 2024 |
David Rouane |
22 Mar 2024 |
|
Nick King |
Cabinet member decision form |
June decisions
|
Provision and monitoring arrangements of public space CCTV To agree the proposed approach. |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
David Rouane |
28 Mar 2024 |
|
Diane Foster |
Cabinet report |
New Depot - site, professional services and budget Purpose: to approve the preferred site, seek delegation to enter into an Agreement for Lease, award the Professional Services contract and move the required budget into the approved capital programme (This is likely to be an exempt decision under category 3.) |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
23 Feb 2024 |
Scrutiny Committee 12 June 2024 |
Aileen Sparling |
Cabinet report |
Car Park Order Purpose: to review the Order |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Sue Cooper |
22 Mar 2024 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet report |
Tree Planting Policy Purpose: to review the policy for planting trees on council land |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
2 Oct 2023 |
|
Karen Lister |
Cabinet report |
Five Councils Partnership Purpose: to recommend Council to approve contract exit options. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under categories 3 and 5.) |
No |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Susan Harbour |
Cabinet report |
Oxfordshire Councils Charter Purpose: to adopt the charter |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
David Rouane |
12 Oct 2023 |
|
Tim Oruye |
Cabinet report |
July decisions
|
Car park refurbishment project Purpose: to award a contract for refurbishments |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 24 March 2023 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
24 Feb 2023 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Rural England Prosperity Fund Purpose: to award round 2 grant funding |
Yes |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 November 2023 |
Robin Bennett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Purpose: to award funding under the UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E22: Enterprise Infrastructure and Employment/Innovation sites |
Yes |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 November 2023 |
Robin Bennett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
Waste and Street Cleansing Strategy and Service Purpose: to approve the strategy |
Yes |
Cabinet July 2024 |
Sue Cooper |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Scott Williams |
Cabinet report |