Growth Board Scrutiny Panel Work Plan

The Growth Board Scrutiny Panel agrees its own Work Plan, which is reviewed at each meeting. The Panel is encouraged to be strict in prioritising key issues for review, in addition to the entirety of the Growth Board’s forthcoming agendas, which will feature as a standard item on the Work Plan. The Panel’s ongoing review of their work plan should be considered in conjunction with the Growth Board’s Forward Plan.

Meeting date	Item	Description and rationale	Contact
17^th November 2020 (Virtual live streamed meeting)	Q2 Housing and Growth Deal Progress Report	To consider a report to the Growth Board on the 2020/21 Quarter 2 progress report for the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal and endorse any amendments to the programmes of work as necessary.	Paul Staines, Interim Head of Programme
	Q2 Housing and Growth Deal Financial Report	To consider a report to the Growth Board on the financial summary for Quarter 2 Year 3 (2020/21) for the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal.	Hannah Doney, Head of Corporate Finance, Oxfordshire County Council
	Oxford to Cambridge Arc Update	To consider an update to the Growth Board from the Chair of the Executive Officer Group concerning developments within the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.	Andrew Down, Chair of the Growth Board Executive Officer Group
	Oxfordshire Economic Recovery Plan	To receive a presentation given to the Oxfordshire Growth Board on 22 September concerning progress in the development of an Economic Recovery Plan for Oxfordshire, which is being developed in response to Covid-19 pandemic.	Ahmed Goga, Director of Strategy and Programmes, OxLEP
	Oxfordshire Plan 2050 Update	To consider an update to the Growth Board on progress in the development of the Oxfordshire Plan ahead of the Regulation 18 (Part 2) consultation.	Rachel Williams, Oxfordshire Plan Lead
	Inclusive Economy Seminars outcomes	To consider an update to the Growth Board on the outcomes from the Inclusive Economy Seminars, and next steps with respect to establishing and Inclusive Economy Seminar for Oxfordshire.	Caroline Green, Oxford City Council
	Zero Carbon Housing	To consider an update to the Growth Board with progress made against recommendations agreed with respect to zero carbon housing in March 2020.	Paul Staines, Interim Head of Programme
	Task & Finish Group – Private Sector Funding In Public Infrastructure Projects	To review and consider endorsing a scoping document on what options are available among the Growth Board partners to establish means and ways of securing private investment in public infrastructure projects.	Councillor Alex Postan, West Oxfordshire District Council / Amit Alva, Growth Board Scrutiny Officer

Meeting date	Item	Description and rationale	Lead Officer
26^th January 2021 (Virtual live streamed meeting)	The Oxfordshire Infrastructure Strategy	To consider an update the Growth Board on progress in updating the Oxfordshire Infrastructure Strategy.	John Disley, OCC Infrastructure Strategy Manager
	The Oxford to Cambridge Arc	To receive any updates in respect of regional developments within the Oxford to Cambridge Arc.	Andrew Down, Growth Board Executive Officer Group Chair
	Growth Board and Health and Wellbeing Board joint work	To review the recommendations to the Growth Board concerning joint working between the Growth Board and the Oxfordshire Health and Wellbeing Board.	Rosie Rowe, Health Place Shaping Lead

Action Log

This action log sets out requests for information and actions required by the Scrutiny Panel. Any requests for information that do not relate to a specific agenda item will be published on the Growth Board’s website alongside the next available Scrutiny Panel Agenda, except where that information requires the disclosure of exempt information, as set out in Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

Date raised by the Panel	Action	Lead Member / Officer	Panel Updated/ Discussed on	Progress Notes
22^nd July 2020	Recommendation 8: That the Growth Board in its reporting for the Housing Sub-group categorise Affordable Housing in two sub-categories i)          Affordable Housing: 80% market rate (NPPF) ii)         Affordable Housing: 5 x median income (mortgage rates) Thus, giving the actual number of truly affordable houses as per the median income in Oxfordshire.	Paul Staines, Interim Head of Programme	17^th November 2020	Outcome of this recommendation agreed by the Growth Board to follow as a report for publication on 10^th November 2020.