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: Cabinet (Committee Member) Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care 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.

68 meetings · Page 1 of 14

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
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
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
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) Committee Member

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 2024/25 financial year. The committee approved both recommendations.

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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

Decisions from Meetings

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For information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny item

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025

...it noted a response to a scrutiny item regarding the Infrastructure Funding Statement and Section 106 Funding Review Report, approving the recommendations with proposed actions and timelines for implementation.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm - April 22, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.

Recommendations Approved

Interim Arrangements for Taking Emergency Decisions Immediately Following the County Council Elections

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to ensure effective decision-making during the period between the County Council elections and the Annual Council meeting, they approved a temporary variation to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, modifying consultation requirements for emergency decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Cabinet

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...the Council received the report of the Cabinet, approving its recommendations regarding a range of issues including remote attendance at council meetings, responses to government consultations and white papers, updates on the citizens' assembly, responses to motions on farming and winter fuel payments, an affiliation with HMS Diamond, carbon dioxide removal, warm homes, flood risk management, badger culling, climate adaptation, waste recycling, short stay hub beds, mental health contracts, workforce reports, capital programs, business management, budget and business planning, fair tax declaration, city centre accommodation, infrastructure funding, and civil enforcement, as well as scrutiny reports.

Recommendations Approved

Constitutional Amendments

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to approve recommendations for constitutional amendments, including changes to Council Procedure Rules, Virement Rules, and Health and Wellbeing Board Terms of Reference, while rejecting an amendment proposed by Councillor Phillips and seconded by Councillor Baines.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 376