Neil Fawcett - Councillor for Oxfordshire

Councillor Neil Fawcett

Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Resources

Email: neil.fawcett@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Community & Corporate Services Remuneration Sub-Committee (Appraisals) (Committee Member) Remuneration Committee (Deputy Chair) County Council (Committee Member) Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) (Committee Member, Deputy Chair) Thames Valley Fire Control Joint Committee Thames Valley Police and Crime Panel (now administered by Buckinghamshire Council - see below)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 2.00 pm

The Oxfordshire County Council cabinet is scheduled to meet on 16 December 2025 to discuss a range of topics, including infrastructure funding, transport assessments, and the capital programme. The cabinet will also receive reports from scrutiny committees and consider future business.

December 16, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

Extra, Cabinet - Tuesday, 9 December 2025 4.00 pm

The Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet was scheduled to meet on 9 December 2025 to discuss a number of issues, including a proposal to submit an Expression of Interest to the government regarding devolution for Oxfordshire. The meeting was also scheduled to include a discussion of reports from scrutiny committees. Public questions and petitions could be submitted ahead of the meeting.

December 09, 2025
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) Deputy Chair

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 financial year 2024/25. The committee approved both recommendations.

December 09, 2025
County Council Committee Member

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.

December 09, 2025
Cabinet Committee Member

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.

November 18, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

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Oxfordshire Climate Adaptation Route Map & Oxfordshire County Council Climate Adaptation Delivery Plan

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to adopt the Oxfordshire Climate Adaptation Route Map and Oxfordshire County Council Climate Adaptation Delivery Plan, which outline actions to minimize climate change impacts on Oxfordshire's environment, people, infrastructure, and businesses, with a focus on protecting vulnerable communities.

Recommendations Approved

Capital Programme Approvals - February 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to approve the inclusion of a new primary school in East Carterton with a budget of £10.227m and allocate £7.500m of Housing and Growth Deal funding to Grove Airfield School in 2024/25.

Recommendations Approved

City Centre Accommodation Strategy - Proposed Disposal of New and Old County Hall

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to proceed with the next stage of the City Centre Strategy, including the freehold disposal of New and Old County Hall, consolidating operations in Speedwell House, and exploring ways to maximize the social benefit of the project with the developers.

Recommendations Approved

Forward Plan and Future Business

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to note the Forward Plan and future business items scheduled for upcoming Cabinet meetings and delegated decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Civil Enforcement Procurement Model

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2.00 pm - February 25, 2025

...to continue civil enforcement across Oxfordshire, the Cabinet approved the preferred enhanced multi-contractor service model and procurement strategy for Civil Enforcement and the Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) operation, supporting progression to the next stage of developing tender documents.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 353