Cabinet work programme
26 July 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 |
TYPE OF DECISION |
2024 decisions
|
Play areas Purpose: to provide a maintenance service for existing play areas |
Yes |
Cabinet member for the environment 12 August 2022 |
Sam James-Lawrie |
15 Jul 2022 |
|
John Backley john.backley@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
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 ben.watson@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Authority - Officers Decision |
Henley Public Places Protection Order Purpose: to review the order |
No |
Cabinet member for communities 27 July 2023 |
Georgina Heritage |
29 Jun 2023 |
|
Katharine Doherty Katharine.Doherty@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Thame Public Places Protection Order Purpose: to review the order |
No |
Cabinet member for communities 27 July 2023 |
Georgina Heritage |
29 Jun 2023 |
|
Katharine Doherty Katharine.Doherty@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Thame Leisure Centre Purpose: to replace the combined heat and power unit |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 31 October 2023 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
3 Oct 2022 |
|
Jan Smith jan.smith@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
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 nick.king@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Authority - Officers Decision |
Thame Leisure Centre Purpose: to refurbish the dry side changing facilities |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 29 December 2023 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Ian Burtenshaw ian.burtenshaw@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Berinsfield Decarbonisation Funding Allocations Purpose: to approve funding awards to advance decarbonisation schemes to improve community assets |
Yes |
Leader of the council 22 March 2024 |
David Rouane |
23 Feb 2024 |
|
Jayne Bolton jayne.bolton@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund Purpose: to award funding to deliver UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E29: Supporting Decarbonisation |
Yes |
Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration 19 April 2024 |
Robin Bennett |
22 Mar 2024 |
|
Nick King nick.king@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Abbey Sports Centre, Berinsfield Purpose: to award a contract to replace the sports hall floor |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 16 May 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Ben Whaymand ben.whaymand@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Didcot Wave Purpose: to award a contract for works to the spin studio |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 16 May 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Ben Whaymand ben.whaymand@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Didcot Wave Purpose: to award a contract for a new teaching pool |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 16 May 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Ben Whaymand ben.whaymand@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Didcot Wave Purpose: to award a contract to refurbish the dry side changing facilities |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 16 May 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Ben Whaymand ben.whaymand@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
June decisions
|
Application for Section 106 Grant Funding by Soha Ltd
|
No |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
24 May 2024 |
|
Nigel Bower nigel.bower@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Provision and monitoring arrangements of public space CCTV To agree the proposed approach. |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Georgina Heritage |
28 Mar 2024 |
|
Diane Foster diane.foster@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
New Waste Vehicle Depot Purpose: to approve the preferred site, seek delegation to enter into an Agreement for Lease 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
|
Andrew Busby andrew.busby@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Car Park Order Purpose: to review the Order |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
22 Mar 2024 |
|
John Backley john.backley@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Five Councils Partnership Purpose: to recommend Council to approve contract exit options. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under category 3.) |
No |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker, Sam Casey-Rerhaye |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Susan Harbour susan.harbour@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Oxfordshire Councils Charter Purpose: to adopt the charter |
Yes |
Cabinet 27 June 2024 |
David Rouane |
12 Oct 2023 |
|
Tim Oruye tim.oruye@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Review of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership (FOP)
|
Yes |
Leader of the council 27 June 2024 |
David Rouane |
17 Jun 2024 |
|
Suzanne Malcolm suzanne.malcolm@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
July decisions
|
Local Authority Housing Fund: Round 3
|
Yes |
Cabinet 27
June 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and
property assets |
24 May 2024 |
|
Simon Hewings simon.hewings@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
S106 release of funds to Didcot Town Council for their 'Splash pad' project
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for housing and community hub Not before 4 July 2024 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
24 May 2024 |
|
Janette Hinton-Smith
|
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
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 nick.king@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Authority - Officers Decision |
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 nick.king@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Authority - Officers Decision |
Revenue Grants Scheme Purpose: to approve policy updates prior to launch |
Yes |
Cabinet member for housing and community hub 13 May 2024 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers |
15 Apr 2024 |
|
Cheryl Reeves cheryl.reeves@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot Purpose: to award a contract for decarbonisation works |
Yes |
Cabinet member for communities 22 May 2024 |
Georgina Heritage |
24 Apr 2024 |
|
Rory Pavelin rory.pavelin@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Garden Waste Permit Scheme Contract Award
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for the environment Not before 28 July 2024 |
Cabinet member for the environment |
24 Jun 2024 |
|
Megan Phelps megan.phelps@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Automated Switchboard Procurement To approve purchase of automated switchboard software as an addition to our existing contact centre software |
Yes |
Cabinet member for corporate services 31 July 2024 |
Cabinet member for corporate services |
24 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye
|
Sally Truman sally.truman@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
August decisions
|
Thame Leisure Centre Purpose: to award a contract to design and build solar photovoltaic panels to the centre’s roof to serve the swimming pool |
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets 29 May 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
24 Apr 2024 |
|
John McLeod john.mcleod@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Cornerstone Christmas pantomime
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for communities Not before 7 August 2024 |
Georgina Heritage |
15 Jul 2024 |
|
Daniel Harrison Daniel.harrison@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Professional Services Consultancy Appointment for the New Waste Vehicle Depot Project
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets Not before 13 August 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
15 Jul 2024 |
|
Andrew Busby andrew.busby@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Energy Procurement Contact via framework provider ‘Laser’.
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets Not before 26 August 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
26 Jul 2024 |
Councillor Pieter-Paul Barker
|
James Devlin james.devlin@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Procurement of new cloud based Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software. To approve the procurement of a new software-as-a-service GIS to replace legacy hosted system on Capita network, in line with the Technology Strategy |
Yes |
Head of corporate services Not before 26 August 2024 |
Cabinet member for corporate services |
26 Jul 2024 |
Councillor Sam Casey-Rerhaye
|
Simon Turner simon.turner@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Authority - Officers Decision |
Autumn decisions
|
Wallingford Cemetery repairs To approve the award of the contract to carry out the repairs. |
Yes |
Cabinet member for the environment September 2024 |
Sam James-Lawrie |
15 Jul 2024 |
|
John Backley john.backley@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Operational Net Zero Target Purpose: to review the target |
Yes |
Cabinet 19 September 2024 |
David Rouane |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Dominic Lamb dominic.lamb@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
District Net Zero Target Purpose: to review the target |
Yes |
Cabinet 19 September 2024 |
David Rouane |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Dominic Lamb dominic.lamb@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Waste resources and and street cleaning strategy Purpose: to approve the strategy |
No |
Cabinet 19 September 2024 |
Sam James-Lawrie |
18 Apr 2024 |
|
Scott Williams scott.williams1@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Car park options appraisal To agree the way forward for the car park service from 1 October 2025 |
Yes |
Cabinet 19 September 2024 |
Sam James-Lawrie |
24 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Sam James-Lawrie Joint Scrutiny 16 September 2024 Council 24 October 2024 |
John Backley john.backley@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Leisure Facilities Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy Purpose: to adopt the strategies |
No |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Pieter-Paul Barker |
1 May 2024 |
Scrutiny Committee 23 September 2024
|
Tom Rice tom.rice@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Provision of annual asset valuation services - contract award
|
Yes |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets Not before 1 October 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
26 Jul 2024 |
Councillor Pieter-Paul Barker
|
Ben Border ben.border@southandvale.gov.uk |
Delegated Individual Cabinet Member Decision |
Waste delivery mechanism post June 2026 Purpose: to approve the strategy |
Yes |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Sam James-Lawrie |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Scott Williams scott.williams1@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Didcot Wave Leisure Centre and Wheatley Park Sports Centre decarbonisation projects Purpose: to award contracts to carry out decarbonisation works |
Yes |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Maggie Filipova-Rivers, Pieter-Paul Barker |
24 Apr 2024 |
|
John McLeod john.mcleod@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Budget scene setting
|
No |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
24 May 2024 |
|
Anna Winship anna.winship@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Treasury management outturn
|
No |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
24 May 2024 |
|
Anna Winship anna.winship@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Quarter 1 budget monitoring report
|
No |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
24 May 2024 |
|
Anna Winship anna.winship@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Regulation 19 draft version of the Joint Local Plan
|
Yes |
Cabinet 17 October 2024 |
Anne-Marie Simpson |
24 May 2024 |
|
Lucy Murfett Lucy.Murfett@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Corporate Plan
|
Yes |
Cabinet 17
October 2024 |
Sam Casey-Rerhaye |
24 May 2024 |
|
Tim Oruye tim.oruye@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Procurement Strategy and Tender Evaluation Policy
|
Yes |
Cabinet 28 November 2024 |
Cabinet member for finance and property assets |
26 Jul 2024 |
Councillor Pieter-Paul Barker
|
Ben Watson ben.watson@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |
Tree Planting Policy Purpose: to review the policy for planting trees on council land |
Yes |
Cabinet 19 December 2024 |
Anne-Marie Simpson |
2 Oct 2023 |
|
Karen Lister karen.lister@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet Decision |