Agenda


Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 18 June 2026 6.30 pm

Venue: 39 Castle Quay, Banbury, OX16 5FD

Contact: Emma Faulkner / Martyn Surfleet, Democratic and Elections  Email: democracy@cherwell-dc.gov.uk, 01295 221534

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitute Members

2.

Declarations of Interest

Members are asked to declare any interest and the nature of that interest which they may have in any of the items under consideration at this meeting. 

 

3.

Appointment of Chair of Committee for 2026/27 Municipal Year

4.

Appointment of Vice-Chair of Committee for 2026/27 Municipal Year

5.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 249 KB

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 24 March 2026.

 

6.

Chair's Announcements

To receive communications from the Chair.

 

7.

Urgent Business

The Chair to advise whether they have agreed to any item of urgent business being admitted to the agenda.

8.

Performance Monitoring Report End of Year 2025 - 2026 pdf icon PDF 360 KB

Report of the Head of Chief Executive’s Office

 

Purpose of report

 

To report to the committee the council’s performance position as of the end of year 2025-26, further detail can be found in the report and its appendices.

 

Recommendations

The Overview and Scrutiny resolves:

1.1           To consider and note the contents of the council’s end of year 2025-26 performance report.

 

Additional documents:

9.

Work Programme Planning for 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 397 KB

The Chair, Assistant Director – Law and Governance/Monitoring Officer and the Principal Officer – Scrutiny and Democratic Lead will facilitate a discussion on work programme planning for the 2026-2027 Municipal Year.

 

The indicative work programme for 2026-27 is included at Appendix 1. This gives details of regular items and subjects proposed during the previous Municipal Year, with suggested dates for consideration.

 

Committee members will also have the opportunity to propose additional subjects for consideration, and should bear in mind the five roles of scrutiny:

·       Performance Monitoring

·       Policy Development

·       Policy Review

·       Holding the Executive to Account – the latest version of the Executive Forward Plan can be viewed via the Cherwell District Council website

·       External Scrutiny

For Information - Scrutiny Guide pdf icon PDF 599 KB

The Scrutiny Guide is attached for information and reference.