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
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
	Updates to the Future Oxfordshire Partnership 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
	Updates to Future Oxfordshire Partnership Advisory Group Terms of Reference.	To consider updated draft Terms of Reference for the three existing Advisory Groups for Housing, Infrastructure, and Environment, in addition to a draft Terms of Reference for a proposed Planning Advisory Group	Andrew Down, Future Oxfordshire Partnership Director
	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
	Key Activity and Delivery in the Energy Space	To receive an update on some of the key projects and programmes of work across Oxfordshire with regards to energy to facilitate awareness and join-up.	Beth Wilks, Future Oxfordshire Partnership Manager
	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

Meeting date	Item	Description and rationale	Lead Officer
18 July 2023	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
	Q4 Housing from Infrastructure Programme Progress and Financial Report 2022/2023	To receive a progress report and financial summary for Quarter 4 Year 5 (2022/2023) of the Homes from Infrastructure Programme element of the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal.	John McLauchlan, Head of Infrastructure Delivery/Lorna Baxter, Section 151 Officer Oxfordshire County Council
	Progress report from Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership	To receive an update from Oxfordshire’s Local Nature Partnership (LNP) on progress against its three priority actions areas of Local nature recovery, natural capital, and people and nature, which support delivery of the ambitions of the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision for Long Term Sustainable Development.	Richard Benwell, Chair of the LNP.
	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
	Update on Homes England Strategic Plan 2023 to 2028	To receive an update on the Homes England Strategic Plan 2023 to 2028 – implications and opportunities for Oxfordshire.	Catherine Turner/Sian Carter, Homes England
	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
	Reports from key strategic partnerships supporting delivery of the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision	To receive reports from other partnerships supporting the delivery of the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision.	Appointed member or representative of the partner organisation.
	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

Currently unscheduled:

Item	Description and rationale
Doughnuts Economics Briefing	Briefing open to members of the Partnership, members of the Scrutiny Panel, members of the advisory group and supporting officers around the potential contribution of Doughnut Economics to the delivery of reduced emissions and a sustainable economy in support of the objectives of PaZCO and the Oxfordshire Strategic Vision.
Attendance of Chair of the Future Oxfordshire Partnership and Chairs of the Advisory Groups	Opportunity for question and answer session with Chair’s around their areas of responsibility.