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)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

63 meetings · Page 1 of 13

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

Oxfordshire County Council's cabinet has endorsed the proposed devolution of powers and functions from central government, agreeing to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to signal their readiness for further discussions. The EOI, designed to position the region for early consideration in the next wave of the Devolution Programme, is an initial invitation to government and not a final decision on establishing a Mayoral Strategic Authority (MSA). A further report will be presented to the cabinet before any final decision is made regarding the creation of an MSA.

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 2024/25 financial year. 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

365 decisions · Page 65 of 73

Appointments

From: County Council - Tuesday, 5 November 2024 10.30 am - November 05, 2024

Recommendations Approved

Declarations of Interest

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024

...to note that there were no declarations of interest at the meeting.

Recommendations Approved

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children's Board Annual Report 2023-24

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024

...to note the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children's Board Annual Report 2023-24 and approve its recommendations for improving safeguarding practices related to neglect, child exploitation, and keeping children safe in education.

Recommendations Approved

Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2023-24

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024

...to approve the recommendations outlined in the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board Annual Report 2023-24.

Recommendations Approved

Delegated Powers Report for July to September 2024

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 15 October 2024 2.00 pm - October 15, 2024

...to approve the report noting that there were no uses of delegated powers during the period July to September 2024.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 63

Average per Month: 2.7

Decisions Recorded: 365