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)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults Committee Member

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults - Tuesday, 21 October 2025 9.00 am

Councillor Tim Bearder, Cabinet Member for Adults, was scheduled to discuss several adult social care contracts at this meeting. These included contract extensions for supported living services provided by Seeability and Creative Support, as well as the procurement of replacement contracts for services provided by Brandon Trust, Community Integrated Care (CIC) and Real Life Options (RLO). The meeting was scheduled to take place online.

October 21, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 21 October 2025 2.00 pm

Oxfordshire County Council's Cabinet met on 21 October 2025 and approved a new strategic plan for 2025-2028, a biodiversity action framework, and a plan for future bus regulation, among other items. The Cabinet also received updates on the council's financial performance and capital programme, and discussed a new operating model for the Fire and Rescue service.

October 21, 2025
Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board Committee Member

Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board - Thursday, 25 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board met to discuss a range of issues including the Oxfordshire Winter Plan, the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, and the Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment. The board was also scheduled to receive updates on the Marmot Place programme, the Health & Wellbeing Strategy, and reports from Healthwatch Oxfordshire and various partnership boards. In addition, the meeting included discussion of plans for an upcoming Health and Wellbeing Board workshop.

September 25, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 September 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet met to discuss a range of issues, including adopting a new digital strategy, addressing climate change, and managing the council's finances. The cabinet approved the Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) Strategies 2025-2028, approved the inclusion of Grove Airfield Primary School into the capital programme, and approved £2.4 million for the purchase of two new buildings to facilitate staff relocation. They also discussed responses to scrutiny reports on school catering, employment services, hire bikes and scooters, and the council's people and culture strategy.

September 16, 2025
Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults Committee Member

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

Here is a summary of the scheduled discussions for the Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults meeting on 16 September 2025. Councillor Tim Bearder, Cabinet Member for Adults, was scheduled to consider a proposal for Adult Social Care to commission an unpaid carer support service. The meeting was also scheduled to cover declarations of interest, questions from councillors, petitions and public addresses, and the approval of minutes from previous meetings.

September 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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For information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny items

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to note the Cabinet's response to scrutiny items and approve the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Reports from Scrutiny Committees

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to receive the reports from Scrutiny Committees and respond to them in due course, approving the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...the Cabinet of Oxfordshire approved the minutes from the meeting held on 21 October 2025 as a correct record and made several decisions regarding street lighting, bus regulation, employment, safeguarding, biodiversity, a strategic plan, developer agreement schemes, enterprise zone business rates, financial monitoring, and a fire and rescue cover model.

Recommendations Approved

Response to motion by Councillor Creed on Children's Centres

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to approve the Cabinet's response to Councillor Creed's motion on Children's Centres, as passed by the Council on September 9, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Business Planning Report 2026/27 - 2030/31

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in the Budget and Business Planning Report for 2026/27 - 2030/31, subject to call-in.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 372