Work Programmes

Below is the Cabinet Work Programme. This shows planned key decisions to be taken by Cabinet, a Cabinet member, or an officer under delegated authority. The decision due date is the earliest date that the decision can be taken.

10 September 2024  (10/09/2024 to 31/01/2025, Cabinet)

Plan items
No. Item

2024 decisions

1.

Finance System application support services

Decision maker:  Head of finance

Decision due:   1 May 2023

Lead officer:  Ben Watson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/04/2023

2.

Thame Leisure Centre

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   31 Oct 2023

Lead officer:  Jan Smith

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/10/2022

3.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

4.

Thame Leisure Centre

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   29 Dec 2023

Lead officer:  Ian Burtenshaw

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

5.

Berinsfield Decarbonisation Funding Allocations

Decision maker:  Leader of the council

Decision due:   22 Mar 2024

Lead officer:  Jayne Bolton

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/02/2024

6.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration

Decision:   19 Apr 2024

Lead officer:  Nick King

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 22/03/2024

7.

Abbey Sports Centre, Berinsfield

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

8.

Didcot Wave

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   16 May 2024

Lead officer:  Ben Whaymand

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

9.

Didcot Wave

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   16 May 2024

Lead officer:  Ben Whaymand

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

10.

Didcot Wave

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   16 May 2024

Lead officer:  Ben Whaymand

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

11.

Rural England Prosperity Fund

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

12.

UK Shared Prosperity Fund

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   10 Nov 2023

Lead officer:  Nick King

Notice of proposed decision first published: 13/10/2023

13.

Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for communities

Decision due:   22 May 2024

Lead officer:  Rory Pavelin

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/04/2024

14.

Garden Waste Permit Scheme Contract Award

Decision maker:  Head of corporate services

Decision:   Not before 28 Jul 2024

Lead officer:  Megan Phelps

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/07/2024

15.

Thame Leisure Centre

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   29 May 2024

Lead officer:  John McLeod

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/04/2024

16.

Cornerstone Christmas pantomime. This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for communities

Decision due:   Not before 7 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  Daniel Harrison

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2024

17.

Professional Services Consultancy Appointment for the New Waste Vehicle Depot Project

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   Not before 13 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  Andrew Busby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2024

18.

Energy Procurement Contact via framework provider ‘Laser’.

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   Not before 26 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  James Devlin

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/07/2024

19.

Procurement of new cloud based Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping software.

Decision maker:  Head of corporate services

Decision:   Not before 26 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  Simon Turner

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/07/2024

20.

ICMD to approve receipt of capital funding from Oxfordshire County Council

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration

Decision due:   26 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  Charlotte Cottingham

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/08/2024

21.

LEVI - Electric Vehicle Chargers project

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for the environment

Decision due:   Not before 27 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  John Backley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/07/2024

September decisions

22.

Release of Overage payment to SODC in respect of land at Didcot Town Football Club, Loop Meadow, Didcot

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision:   Not before 5 Sep 2024

Lead officer:  Andrew Busby

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/08/2024

Anticipated restriction: Fully exempt  - view reasons

23.

Contract to Unit4 for the provision of the Unit4 ERP software package

Decision maker:  Head of finance

Decision due:   Not before 5 Sep 2024

Lead officer:  Simon Hewings

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/08/2024

24.

Review of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership (FOP)

Decision maker:  Leader of the council

Decision due:   27 Jun 2024

Lead officer:  Suzanne Malcolm

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/06/2024

25.

Provision of annual asset valuation services - contract award

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   Not before 24 Aug 2024

Lead officer:  Ben Border

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/07/2024

26.

Contract for housing specialist repair and maintenance, including housing void refurbishments. This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision due:   Not before 17 Sep 2024

Lead officer:  Andrew Busby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/08/2024

27.

Wallingford Cemetery repairs

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for the environment

Decision due:   September 2024

Lead officer:  John Backley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2024

28.

Operational Net Zero Target

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   10 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Dominic Lamb

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

29.

District Net Zero Target

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   10 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Dominic Lamb

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

30.

Waste resources and and street cleansing strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   10 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Scott Williams

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 18/04/2024

31.

Car park options appraisal

Decision status:  Recommmend Forward to Council

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/06/2024

32.

Regulation 19 draft version of the Joint Local Plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Council

Decision due:   19 Sep 2024

Lead officer:  Lucy Murfett

Decision status:  Recommmend Forward to Council

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/05/2024

33.

Procurement of specialist IT consulting services to assist in the exit of the 5C IT contract and formation at new inhouse IT service

Decision maker:  Head of corporate services

Decision:   Not before 20 Sep 2024

Lead officer:  Simon Turner

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/08/2024

34.

Waste vehicles purchase 2025. This decision is likely to be an exempt decision under paragraph 3 to Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for the environment

Decision due:   22 Sep 2024

Lead officer:  William Maxwell, Scott Williams

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/08/2024

October decisions

35.

Watlington Natural Flood Management Scheme

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   October 2024

Lead officer:  John Backley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/08/2024

36.

Leisure Facilities Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   28 Nov 2024

Lead officer:  Tom Rice

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/05/2024

37.

Future Delivery of Household Waste and Street Cleansing Services

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   17 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Scott Williams

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2023

38.

Didcot Wave Leisure Centre and Wheatley Park Sports Centre decarbonisation projects

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   17 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  John McLeod

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/04/2024

39.

Budget scene setting

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   17 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Anna Winship

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/05/2024

40.

Treasury management outturn

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   17 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Anna Winship

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/05/2024

41.

Quarter 1 budget monitoring report

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   17 Oct 2024

Lead officer:  Anna Winship

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/05/2024

42.

Corporate Plan

Decision maker:  Council, Cabinet

Lead officer:  Tim Oruye

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/06/2024

43.

ICMD to approve appointment of contractor to carry out detailed design of four Didcot green infrastructure projects

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration

Decision due:   Not before 1 Nov 2024

Lead officer:  Charlotte Cottingham

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/08/2024

November decisions

44.

ICMD to appoint contractor to implement Didcot Garden Town wayfinding scheme

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for economic development and regeneration

Decision due:   Not before 1 Nov 2024

Lead officer:  Charlotte Cottingham

Notice of proposed decision first published: 08/08/2024

45.

Thame Changing Places project New!

Decision maker:  Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   November 2024

Lead officer:  Hannah Oughton

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2024

46.

Procurement Strategy and Tender Evaluation Policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 Mar 2025

Lead officer:  Ben Watson

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/07/2024

Winter decisions

47.

Car park fees and charges 2025 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   19 Dec 2024

Lead officer:  John Backley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 10/09/2024