John Howson - Councillor for Oxfordshire

Councillor John Howson

 Liberal Democrat Group  Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Young People's Services

Email: john.howson@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet Remuneration Committee Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Children, Education & Young People’s Services County Council Pension Fund Committee Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board Remuneration (Appointments) Sub-Committee

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

56 meetings · Page 1 of 12

Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 22 April 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire Council Cabinet was scheduled to meet on 22 April 2025 to discuss the cost of living support package for 2025/26, capital programme approvals, and future business. The meeting was also scheduled to include responses to scrutiny items and reports from scrutiny committees.

April 22, 2025
County Council

County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am

The Oxfordshire County Council was scheduled to meet on 1 April 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including the Director of Public Health’s annual report, constitutional amendments, and a review of political balance on committees. The agenda also included motions on a national care service and banking hubs, as well as a report on interim arrangements for emergency decisions following the county council elections. The meeting was also scheduled to cover a report of the cabinet, and the use of urgency provisions.

April 01, 2025
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee)

Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) - Tuesday, 25 March 2025 3.00 pm

March 25, 2025
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 March 2025 2.00 pm

March 25, 2025
Cabinet

Extra, Cabinet - Thursday, 20 March 2025 2.00 pm

March 20, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

225 decisions · Page 4 of 45

Appointments

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to approve the recommendations regarding appointments to committees and a review of political balance, as covered under Item 12.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to approve the budget for 2025/26, medium-term financial plan to 2027/28, capital program to 2034/35, and related strategies and policies, including council tax calculations, financial strategy, earmarked reserves and general balances policy, capital and investment strategy, and treasury management strategy.

Recommendations Approved

The Use of Urgency Provisions

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to note the exemption from call-in for a Cabinet decision made on March 20, 2025, regarding the initial response to the government's statutory invitation for Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution, due to the urgency of meeting the government's deadline.

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest - see guidance note

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to approve the recommendations, noting that there were no declarations of interest.

Recommendations Approved

Motion by Councillor Donna Ford - Banking Hubs

From: County Council - Tuesday, 1 April 2025 10.30 am - April 01, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in Councillor Donna Ford's motion regarding Banking Hubs, as the motion was carried unanimously.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 56

Average per Month: 3.7

Decisions Recorded: 225