Issue - meetings

Report of Assistant Director Law and Governance and Monitoring Office

Purpose of report

To present the draft Executive responses to four sets of recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Committee, following the presentation of the scrutiny reports to the Executive on 7 October 2025.

Recommendations

The Executive resolves:

1.1               To agree the Executive responses to the Overview and Scrutiny Recommendations, attached at Appendices 1 to 4.

Resolved

(1)            That the Executive Responses to the Overview and Scrutiny Recommendations in respect of Planning Application Appeals, Climate Action, Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and the Cherwell Safer Communities Partnership be agreed.

The Assistant Director Law and Governance and Monitoring Office submitted a report to present the draft Executive responses to four sets of recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Committee, following the presentation of the scrutiny reports to the Executive on 7 October 2025.

The Chair congratulated Councillor Rogers on his recent appointment as Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Resolved

(1)            That the Executive Responses to the Overview and Scrutiny Recommendations in respect of Planning Application Appeals, Climate Action, Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and the Cherwell Safer Communities Partnership be agreed.

Reasons

The recommendations ensure both Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Executive comply with requirements as detailed in Section 9F of the Local Government Act 2000.

Alternative options

Option 1: Not to provide an Executive response. This is rejected, as it would be contrary to Section 9FE of the Local Government Act 2000. Regardless of Executive’s decision relating to the various recommendations, a response must be submitted to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.