Neil Fawcett - Councillor for Oxfordshire

Councillor Neil Fawcett

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources

Email: neil.fawcett@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Community & Corporate Services Remuneration Sub-Committee (Appraisals) (Committee Member) Remuneration Committee (Deputy Chair) County Council (Committee Member) Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) (Committee Member, Deputy Chair) Thames Valley Fire Control Joint Committee Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel (now administered by Buckinghamshire Council - see below)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

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 Committee Member

Extra, Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 4.00 pm

The Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet was scheduled to meet on 9 December 2025 to discuss a number of issues, including a proposal to submit an Expression of Interest to the government regarding devolution for Oxfordshire. The meeting was also scheduled to include a discussion of reports from scrutiny committees. Public questions and petitions could be submitted ahead of the meeting.

December 09, 2025
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) Deputy Chair

Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 4.30 pm, NEW

The Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) convened to approve the minutes from their previous meeting and to adopt the Enterprise Oxfordshire accounts for the financial year 2024/25. The committee approved both recommendations.

December 09, 2025
County Council Committee Member

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 Committee Member

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

Decisions from Meetings

353 decisions · Page 40 of 71

Petitions and Public Address

From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding the initial response to the government's statutory invitation for local government reorganisation and devolution, as presented by Councillors Thomas, Graham, Brown, and Middleton.

Recommendations Approved

Apologies for Absence

From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025

...to note the apologies for absence from Councillors Fawcett, Gant, Gregory, and Ley.

Recommendations Approved

Initial Response to Government: Statutory invitation for Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution

From: Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm - March 20, 2025

...to submit to the Government an interim plan and options for local government reorganisation in Oxfordshire, with Oxfordshire County Council proposing and supporting a single county unitary as its optimal model and preferring a Mayoral Strategic Authority geography of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, and Buckinghamshire.

Recommendations Approved

For Information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny items

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...it approved the recommendations regarding the Community Asset Transfer Policy and Leases to VCS Organisations, including involving local members in discussions, considering social value, improving communications about empty properties, and sharing lease requests with members and sister organizations.

Recommendations Approved

Councils for Fair Tax Declaration

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to approve the Councils for Fair Tax declaration, as requested by a previous council motion.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 353