Cabinet work programme1 March 2024 |
What is the Cabinet work programme?
What is a key decision?
Key decisions are defined as decisions that are likely:
Officers may also include other items in this work programme on a voluntary basis that do not fit the above definition.
What does the work programme tell me?
The work programme gives information about:
Who takes key decisions?
Key decisions are taken by the Cabinet, individual Cabinet Members, individual officers or a committee acting under delegated powers.
Exempt or confidential decisions
This work programme gives notice of any cabinet decisions that are likely to be considered in part of a Cabinet meeting when the public are excluded. It may become necessary during the course of a Cabinet meeting to debate an issue or make a decision in the exempt or confidential part of the meeting. However, the Cabinet must first resolve to exclude the public and give a reason for doing so under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Who are the Cabinet members?
Cabinet is made up of the Leader of the Council and up to nine further members. The leader has allocated portfolios to Cabinet members as follows:
· Councillor Bethia Thomas – Council Leader and Cabinet member for climate action and the environment, strategic partnerships and place
· Councillor Mark Coleman – Deputy Council Leader and Cabinet member for environmental services and waste
· Councillor Sue Caul – Cabinet member for affordable housing, infrastructure, development and governance
· Councillor Andy Crawford – Cabinet member for finance and property
· Councillor Lucy Edwards – Cabinet member for communications
· Councillor Neil Fawcett – Cabinet member for economic development
· Councillor Andy Foulsham – Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes
· Councillor Diana Lugova – Cabinet member for planning and development management
· Councillor Helen Pighills – Cabinet member for community health and wellbeing
How do I make contact?
Each entry in the work programme indicates the names of the relevant people to contact about that particular item. The contact details for the Cabinet Members are available on the Council’s website www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk or by clicking on the Cabinet members’ names above.
How do I get copies of agenda papers and other relevant documents?
The agenda papers for Cabinet meetings and other relevant documents are available five working days before the meeting on the Council’s website www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk. Alternatively, documents are available at The Abbey House, Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JE.
How to make representations to the Cabinet
Members of the public may make a statement or ask a question at a Cabinet meeting on an issue on the Cabinet agenda. To do so, the public must register their intention to speak by 12 noon on the working day before the meeting. To register please contact Democratic Services by e-mail: democratic.services@southandvale.gov.uk.
In advance of a decision being made, you may also submit documents to the decision-maker.
This work programme is subject to change
The dates listed for each forthcoming decision are the earliest dates for items to come forward.
DECISION, PURPOSE AND REASON FOR CONFIDENTIALITY WHERE APPROPRIATE |
KEY DECISION AND REASON |
DECISION MAKER AND EARLIEST DECISION DATE |
CABINET MEMBER |
DATE FIRST ON WORK PROGRAMME |
PRINCIPAL CONSULTEES INCLUDING COMMITTEES |
CONTACT OFFICER |
DOCUMENTS TO BE USED BY THE DECISION MAKER |
March 2024 decisions
|
Sparsholt Sewage Treatment Works - to replace the existing plant |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 11 Jul 2019 |
Councillor Mark Coleman |
13 Jun 2019 |
|
John Backley |
Officer key decision form |
Play areas - to provide a maintenance service for existing play areas |
KEY |
Cabinet member for community health and wellbeing 12 Aug 2022 |
Councillor Mark Coleman |
15 Jul 2022 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Faringdon Leisure Centre - to award a contract to replace the pool filter |
KEY |
Leader of the Council 16 Dec 2022 |
Councillor Bethia Thomas |
18 Nov 2022 |
|
Jan Smith |
Cabinet member decision form |
Car park refurbishment project - to award a contract for refurbishments |
KEY |
Cabinet member for environmental services and waste 24 Mar 2023 |
Councillor Mark Coleman |
24 Feb 2023 |
|
John Backley |
Cabinet member decision form |
Custodianship and management of countryside land - to award a contract for three sites |
KEY |
Cabinet member for finance and property 9 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
12 Oct 2023 |
|
Tim Sonnex |
Cabinet member decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award UK Shared Prosperity Fund E2: Community and Neighbourhood Infrastructure Projects Funding |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Assumption of financial risk for UK Shared Prosperity Fund interventions |
KEY |
Leader of the Council 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Bethia Thomas |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
Rural England Prosperity Fund - to award round 1 grant funding |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Cabinet member decision form |
Leisure facilities assessment strategy - to approve the draft strategy for public consultation |
No |
Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes 1 Feb 2024 |
Councillor Andy Foulsham |
1 Feb 2024 |
|
Tom Rice |
Cabinet member decision form |
Playing pitch strategy - to approve the draft strategy for public consultation |
No |
Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes 1 Feb 2024 |
Councillor Andy Foulsham |
1 Feb 2024 |
|
Tom Rice |
Cabinet member decision form |
Electoral Management System - to award a contract to procure the system |
KEY |
Head of legal and democratic 7 Feb 2024 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
10 Jan 2024 |
|
Steven Corrigan |
Officer key decision form |
HR and Payroll System - to procure a new system |
KEY |
Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes 9 Feb 2024 |
Councillor Andy Foulsham |
12 Jan 2024 |
|
Abigail Witting |
Cabinet member decision form |
Section 106 funding - to consider an application by Wantage Town Football Club |
KEY |
Cabinet member for affordable housing, infrastructure, development and governance 29 Feb 2024 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
1 Feb 2024 |
|
Mark Hewer |
Cabinet member decision form |
Empty Homes Policy - to approve a new policy |
KEY |
Cabinet 8 Mar 2024 |
Councillor Helen Pighills |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Phil Ealey |
Cabinet report |
Wantage Leisure Centre and White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre decarbonisation |
KEY |
Cabinet 8 Mar 2024 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
22 Sep 2023 |
|
Ben Whaymand |
Cabinet report |
Corporate Performance Report and Climate Action Plan Performance Report - Quarter 3, 2023/24 |
No |
Cabinet 8 Mar 2024 |
Councillor Andy Foulsham |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Tim Oruye |
Cabinet report |
Wantage Leisure Centre and White Horse Leisure and Tennis Centre - to award contracts to carry out decarbonisation work |
KEY |
Cabinet member for finance and property Not before 11 Mar 2024 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Ben Whaymand |
Cabinet member decision form |
Waste transfer station and reprocessing of mixed dry recycling - to approve the procurement of contracts |
KEY |
Cabinet member for environmental services and waste 19 Mar 2024 |
Councillor Mark Coleman |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Scott Williams, William Maxwell scott.williams1@southandvale.gov.uk william.maxwell@southandvale.gov.uk |
Cabinet member decision form |
April decisions
|
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award UK Shared Prosperity Fund E3: Creation of/Improvements to Green Spaces |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award a contract to deliver UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E29: Supporting Decarbonisation |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
Hackney Carriage Tariff - to approve a new tariff |
KEY |
Cabinet 19 Apr 2024 |
Councillor Helen Pighills |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Laura Driscoll |
Cabinet report |
Waste Vehicle Purchasing Strategy - to approve a strategy |
KEY |
Cabinet 19 Apr 2024 |
Councillor Mark Coleman |
4 Dec 2023 |
Joint Scrutiny Committee 25 March 2024 |
Scott Williams |
Cabinet report |
Housing Delivery Strategy Action Plan - to review the action plan |
No |
Cabinet 19 Apr 2024 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Nigel Bower |
Cabinet report |
Private Sector Housing Enforcement - to approve a new policy |
KEY |
Cabinet 19 Apr 2024 |
Councillor Helen Pighills |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Phil Ealey |
Cabinet report |
Didcot Garden Town update, draft green infrastructure strategy and draft wayfinding strategy |
KEY |
Cabinet 19 Apr 2024 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
10 Jan 2024 |
|
Charlotte Cottingham |
Cabinet report |
Budget Monitoring - to consider the quarter 3 monitoring report |
No |
Cabinet 19 Apr 2024 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
1 Mar 2024 |
|
Simon Hewings |
Cabinet report |
June decisions
|
Tree planting policy - to review the policy for planting trees on council land |
KEY |
Cabinet 28 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
2 Oct 2023 |
|
Karen Lister |
Cabinet report |
Oxfordshire Councils Charter - to adopt the charter |
KEY |
Cabinet 28 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Bethia Thomas |
12 Oct 2023 |
|
Tim Oruye |
Cabinet report |
Section 106 funding - to consider a funding application for sports facilities at Milton |
KEY |
Cabinet 28 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Sue Caul |
10 Jan 2024 |
|
David Cookson |
Cabinet report |
Didcot Technology Park - to recommend Council to adopt a local development order |
No |
Cabinet 28 Jun 2024 |
Councillors Diana Lugova |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Adrian Butler |
Cabinet report |
Five Councils Partnership - to recommend Council to approve contract exit options. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under categories 3 and 5.) |
No |
Cabinet 28 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Bethia Thomas |
20 Feb 2024 |
|
Susan Harbour |
Cabinet report |
New Depot: site, professional services and budget - to approve the preferred site, seek delegation to enter into an Agreement for Lease, award the Professional Services contract and move the required budget into the approved capital programme. (This is likely to be an exempt decision under Category 3.) |
KEY |
Cabinet 28 Jun 2024 |
Councillor Andy Crawford |
1 Mar 2024 |
Scrutiny Committee 11 June 2024 |
Aileen Sparling |
Cabinet report |
July decisions
|
Rural England Prosperity Funding - to award round 2 grant funding |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
UK Shared Prosperity Fund - to award grant funding under UK Shared Prosperity Fund intervention E22: Enterprise Infrastructure and Employment/Innovation sites |
KEY |
Head of development and corporate landlord 10 Nov 2023 |
Councillor Neil Fawcett |
13 Oct 2023 |
|
Nick King |
Officer key decision form |
Waste and Street Cleansing Strategy and Service - to approve the strategy |
KEY |
Cabinet July 2024 |
Councillor Mark Coleman |
4 Dec 2023 |
|
Scott Williams |
Cabinet report |