Councillor Ben Higgins
Email: ben.higgins@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Council: Oxfordshire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
23 meetings · Page 1 of 5
County Council - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 10.30 am
Charlotte Coxe Trust Committee - Thursday, 29 January 2026 4.00 pm
The Charlotte Coxe Trust Committee of Oxfordshire Council is scheduled to consider its financial activities for the year ending 31 March 2025. The committee will also review and approve minutes from previous meetings.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm
The Cabinet of Oxfordshire Council was scheduled to discuss a range of financial and strategic matters, including the budget and business planning for the coming years, and the adoption of new transport and learning disability plans. The meeting agenda also included reports from scrutiny committees and updates on revenue and capital programmes.
Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 2.00 pm
The Oxfordshire County Council cabinet is scheduled to meet on 16 December 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including infrastructure funding, transport assessments, and the capital programme. The cabinet will also receive reports from scrutiny committees and consider future business.
County Council - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 10.30 am
The Oxfordshire County Council meeting on 9 December 2025 included discussion of a proposal to submit an Expression of Interest for a Mayoral Strategic Authority, a review of member allowances, and reports on gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Also on the agenda was a mid-term review of treasury management and a review of member champions. Several motions were put forward for consideration, covering topics such as emergency planning for reservoir discharges, community cohesion, mental health services, men's health awareness, and pavement weed clearance.
Decisions from Meetings
170 decisions · Page 30 of 34
For information only: Cabinet responses to Scrutiny Reports
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025
...to note the Cabinet's responses to scrutiny reports regarding streetworks management and the Local Area Partnership SEND update, approving the recommendations with some partial acceptance and proposed actions.
Recommendations Approved
Home to School Transport & Post 16 Travel Policy 2025-26
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025
... the Cabinet endorsed recommendations to update Home to School Travel & Transport Policy 2025/26 for Reception to Year 11 and agreed to adopt the proposed Post 16 Transport Policy Statement Academic Year 2026/27, maintaining existing support levels by not introducing a contribution charge for eligible students.
For Determination
Petitions and Public Address
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025
...to approve the recommendations related to the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee's report on the Transport Working Group and the proposed mitigation measures for the Traffic Filter Trial delay.
Recommendations Approved
Captial Programme Approvals - June 2025
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025
...to incorporate into the Capital Programme a £5.906m Traffic Congestion Improvement Fund program, a £1.800m budget increase for the Access to Witney Scheme, and a £1.232m Benson Lane Bus Service Improvement Plan.
For Determination
Reports from Scrutiny Committees
From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025
...Cabinet received reports from Scrutiny Committees, including those regarding the Transport Working Group, Section 106 Improvement Project, the Virtual School, Children's Homes, Home to School Transport Policy, Local Enterprise Partnership Integration Update, Business Management and Monitoring Report, and the Rail Strategy, and will respond to the recommendations in due course.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 23
Average per Month: 2.3
Decisions Recorded: 170