Chris Reynolds

Council: Oxfordshire

Committees: County Council (Officer) Cabinet (Secretary) Delegated Decisions by Leader of the Council

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Secretary

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.

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Secretary

Extra, Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 4.00 pm

Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet has endorsed the proposed devolution of powers and functions from central government, agreeing to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to signal their readiness for further discussions. The EOI, designed to position the region for early consideration in the next wave of the Devolution Programme, is an initial invitation to government and not a final decision on establishing a Mayoral Strategic Authority (MSA). A further report will be presented to the cabinet before any final decision is made regarding the creation of an MSA.

December 09, 2025
County Council Officer

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.

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Secretary

Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet met on 18 November 2025 and approved a new countywide rail strategy, changes to the waste acceptance policy for household waste recycling centres, and a policy for offsetting residual carbon emissions. The Cabinet also discussed and approved the budget and business planning report for 2026/27 - 2030/31, and received updates on scrutiny items, performance, risk, and employee data.

November 18, 2025
Cabinet Secretary

Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 13 November 2025 1.00 pm

The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet met to discuss and approve the submission of the council's proposal for local government reorganisation to the government, deciding to endorse the One Oxfordshire plan with some revisions. This plan suggests replacing the current two-tier system with a single county unitary authority.

November 13, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Climate Action Programme update

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

... the Cabinet of Oxfordshire approved recommendations to adopt the Circular Economy Plan, note the climate outcomes dashboard, and note the update on the delivery of the Climate Action Programme 2024/25 while approving the proposed Climate Action Programme for 2025/26.

Recommendations Approved

EOTAS Policy (Education other than at School)

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to approve the draft Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) policy and parents' guide, and to request an annual review of the policy to be presented to the Cabinet in April 2026.

For Determination

Community Banking Hubs Motion

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to continue engaging with banks to establish community banking services within libraries and other suitable locations in areas lacking banking services, following up on a Council motion from April 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Reports from Scrutiny Committees

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to note the recommendations from the Education and Young People Overview & Scrutiny Committee regarding the Education Act 1996 (Section 19), the Education Otherwise Than At School (EOTAS) Policy, and the Home to School Transport Policy, and to respond in due course, while also agreeing to provide the Committee with brief written updates on progress against actions committed to in response to the recommendations for 12 months or until completed.

For Determination

Business Management & Monitoring Report - Revenue Update and Monitoring Report

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 July 2025 2.00 pm - July 15, 2025

...to note the Revenue Update and Monitoring Report, approve a £3.5m transfer to Adult Services, approve several virements relating to funding changes, and approve the change to the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) High Needs Block 2025/26 updated budgeted deficit.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 46

Average per Month: 2.0

Decisions Recorded: 339