Issue - meetings

The Future Oxfordshire Partnership Scrutiny Panel will meet on 21 November. The agenda is publicly available via the Vale of White Horse website.

The Cherwell District Council appointed representatives to the Scrutiny Panel – Councillors John Broad, Lynn Pratt and Sean Woodcock – will give a verbal update to the Committee on the outcome of the meeting.

Resolved

(1)      That the update regarding the Future Oxfordshire Partnerships (FOP) be noted.

The Chairman welcomed Councillor Barry Wood, Leader of the Council, Councillor Sean Woodcock, and Councillor Lynne Pratt, to the meeting to provide an update on the work of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership (FOP) and its Scrutiny Panel. The Chairman advised that he, Councillor Woodcock and Councillor Pratt were CDC’s representatives on the FOP Scrutiny Panel.

The Leader explained that FOP was a joint committee of the six Oxfordshire councils  that worked with key strategic partners to deliver a better future for the county. FOP’s purpose was to deliver the aims of the Strategic Vision which all six councils had adopted. The Committee was advised that FOP did this by overseeing the delivery of projects that the  Oxfordshire councils were seeking to deliver collaboratively in the fields of economic development and strategic planning.

The cooperation had helped Oxfordshire secure over £500m of additional investment. FOP also had an important role in representing Oxfordshire on matters of regional interest.

FOP was supported by four Advisory Sub-Groups which were attended by the relevant CDC Portfolio Holder and a Scrutiny Panel which Councillors Broad, Pratt and Woodcock were the CDC appointed representatives.

The FOP Scrutiny Panel members updated the Committee on various aspects of the Panel including the membership composition and future work programme. The Committee was also advised how the work of the FOP Scrutiny Panel had potential to impact on resourcing of housing and infrastructure projects within the Cherwell district.

Resolved

(1)      That the update regarding the Future Oxfordshire Partnerships Scrutiny Panel be noted.