Tim Bearder - Councillor for Oxfordshire

Councillor Tim Bearder

Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Adults

Email: tim.bearder@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care Cabinet (Committee Member) County Council (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults (Committee Member) Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) (Committee Member)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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County Council Committee Member

County Council - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 10.30 am

February 10, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Committee Member

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.

January 27, 2026, 2:00 pm
Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults Committee Member

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 9.00 am

The Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 to discuss the proposed extension of contracts for Oxfordshire Community Links. Councillor Tim Bearder, Cabinet Member for Adults, is expected to consider a recommendation to extend the Community Network Service contract and the Urgent Community Link service contract with Age UK Oxfordshire. The meeting will also cover declarations of interest, questions from councillors, petitions and public addresses, and the approval of minutes from a previous meeting.

December 16, 2025
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
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

Decisions from Meetings

395 decisions · Page 26 of 79

Forward Plan and Future Business

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

...to note the Forward Plan and Future Business, which included upcoming decisions regarding street lighting, employee data, capital program approvals, business management, the Get Oxfordshire Working project, various transport-related schemes (bus service improvements, parking reviews, speed limits), cleaning and catering provisions, and extensions for detoxification/rehabilitation and domestic abuse service contracts.

For Determination

Apologies for Absence

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

...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no apologies for absence.

Recommendations Approved

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

Minutes

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

...the Cabinet approved the minutes of the meeting held on 17 June 2025 as a correct record, agreed to appointments to various bodies supporting the Council's executive functions, endorsed recommendations and adopted a proposed Post 16 Transport Policy Statement regarding Home to School Transport, authorized a public consultation on a temporary congestion charging scheme and development of minor schemes to mitigate the impact of the Botley Road closure, noted the Quarterly Employee Data Report, noted the Business Management & Monitoring Report and approved related proposals for reserves, noted the Capital Outturn Report for 2024-25, approved the inclusion of a programme of work into the capital programme funded by the Traffic Congestion Improvement Fund, and noted the items identified for forthcoming meetings and responses to scrutiny items.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 69

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 395