Councillor Ben Higgins

County Council - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 10.30 am

The Oxfordshire County Council meeting on 9 December 2025 included discussion of a proposal to submit an Expression of Interest for a Mayoral Strategic Authority, a review of member allowances, and reports on gender and ethnicity pay gaps. Also on the agenda was a mid-term review of treasury management and a review of member champions. Several motions were put forward for consideration, covering topics such as emergency planning for reservoir discharges, community cohesion, mental health services, men's health awareness, and pavement weed clearance.

Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 4.30 pm, NEW

The Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) convened to approve the minutes from their previous meeting and to adopt the Enterprise Oxfordshire accounts for the 2024/25 financial year. The committee approved both recommendations.

Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet met on 18 November 2025 and approved a new countywide rail strategy, changes to the waste acceptance policy for household waste recycling centres, and a policy for offsetting residual carbon emissions. The Cabinet also discussed and approved the budget and business planning report for 2026/27 - 2030/31, and received updates on scrutiny items, performance, risk, and employee data.

Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Thursday, 13 November 2025 2.00 pm, NEW

The Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) convened to address key personnel changes at Enterprise Oxfordshire, including the appointment of an interim managing director and adjustments to the board of non-executive directors. Councillor Dan Levy, Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation, declared an interest and recused himself from the discussion. Ultimately, the committee approved the recommendations outlined in the report.

Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 13 November 2025 1.00 pm

The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet met to discuss and approve the submission of the council's proposal for local government reorganisation to the government, deciding to endorse the One Oxfordshire plan with some revisions. This plan suggests replacing the current two-tier system with a single county unitary authority.