Future Oxfordshire Partnership Scrutiny Panel Work Plan

The Future Oxfordshire Partnership 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 Future Oxfordshire Partnership’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 Future Oxfordshire Partnership’s Forward Plan.

Meeting date	Item	Description and rationale	Lead Officer
13 March 2023	Pathways to a Zero Carbon Oxfordshire Joint Action Plan	To receive a report from City Science on the Oxfordshire Net Zero Route Map and Action Plan.	Suzanne Malcolm, Deputy Chief Executive Place, South and Vale Councils
	Oxfordshire’s Visitor Economy	To consider a report on Oxfordshire’s Visitor Economy, which will describe and update on progress of the £1.64 million Visitor Economy Renaissance Programme and also highlight potential destination management changes in relation to Government’s response to the independent review of destination management organisations (DMOs) in England.	Helen Ryan-Wallis, OxLEP
	Q3 Housing and Growth Deal Financial Report	To receive the financial summary for Quarter 3 Year 5 (2022/2023) for the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal.	Lorna Baxter, Oxfordshire County Council
	Arrangements for Managing the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal	To consider an update on revised reporting requirements to HM Government relating to the Homes from Infrastructure Programme.		Lorna Baxter, Oxfordshire County Council.
	Oxfordshire Strategic Economic Plan 2023	To receive an update on the emerging Strategic Economic Plan for Oxfordshire, which includes the undertaking of an independent economic review.		Nigel Tipple, Chief Executive, OxLEP
	Advisory Group Updates	To receive summary notes from these meetings if available.		Kevin Jacob/Officers present.

Meeting date	Item	Description and rationale	Lead Officer
6 June 2023	Election of Chair and Vice-Chair	To elect a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership Scrutiny Panel for the 2023/2024 year	Kevin Jacob, Future Senior Oxfordshire Partnership Democratic Services Officer
	Amendments to the Future Oxfordshire Partnership Terms of Reference, Advisory Group Terms of Reference and Memorandum of Understanding	To consider proposed changes to the Terms of Reference and Memorandum of Understanding of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership in light of revised reporting requirements relating to the Homes from Infrastructure Programme, end of the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 programme, and focus of the Partnership on the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision.	Andrew Down, Future Oxfordshire Partnership Director
	Local Skills Improvement Plans under new employers' representative bodies - report to FOP	For FOP to note the ongoing work of the skills sub-group to maximise the benefit to Oxfordshire businesses and residents arising from the introduction of Local Skills Improvement Plans and Employer Representative Bodies.	Richard Byard, Director of Business Development, OxLEP
	Delivering the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision for Long Term Sustainable Development	To consider a report providing an update on activity to identify additional opportunities for collaborative working which support in delivering the outcomes of the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision, with a focus on areas where partnership working brings added value.	Beth Wilks, Future Oxfordshire Partnership Manager
	Progress Report from the Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership	To consider a paper setting out an update on the progress of the Oxfordshire Inclusive Economy Partnership (OIEP) priorities and the launch and uptake of the OIEP Charter	Baroness Royall, OIEP Co-Chair
	Reports of Advisory Group Chairs	To receive updates from the Chairs of the advisory groups and summary notes from these meetings if available.	Chairs of the Advisory Groups