Tim Bearder - Councillor for Oxfordshire

Councillor Tim Bearder

Liberal Democrat Cabinet Member for Adults

Email: tim.bearder@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Council: Oxfordshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Cabinet (Committee Member) Oxfordshire Health & Wellbeing Board (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care County Council (Committee Member) Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults (Committee Member) Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

68 meetings · Page 1 of 14

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
Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults Committee Member

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults - Tuesday, 16 December 2025 9.00 am

The Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adults is scheduled to meet on Tuesday, 16 December 2025 to discuss the proposed extension of contracts for Oxfordshire Community Links. Councillor Tim Bearder, Cabinet Member for Adults, is expected to consider a recommendation to extend the Community Network Service contract and the Urgent Community Link service contract with Age UK Oxfordshire. The meeting will also cover declarations of interest, questions from councillors, petitions and public addresses, and the approval of minutes from a previous meeting.

December 16, 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
Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) Committee Member

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

The Shareholder Committee (Cabinet Committee) met to discuss the adoption of the Enterprise Oxfordshire accounts for 2024/25. The meeting was also scheduled to cover questions from councillors, petitions and public addresses, and the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.

December 09, 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

Decisions from Meetings

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Traffic Filter Trial Delay - Mitigation Proposals

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to mitigate the impact of the Botley Road closure and the resulting delay in implementing the trial traffic filters, officers were authorized to consult on a temporary congestion charging scheme, develop minor traffic mitigation schemes, and create an income spending strategy focused on reducing bus travel costs.

For Determination

Reports from Scrutiny Committees

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025

...Cabinet received reports from Scrutiny Committees, including those regarding the Transport Working Group, Section 106 Improvement Project, the Virtual School, Children's Homes, Home to School Transport Policy, Local Enterprise Partnership Integration Update, Business Management and Monitoring Report, and the Rail Strategy, and will respond to the recommendations in due course.

Recommendations Approved

Appointments 2025-26

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to various bodies supporting the Council's executive functions, the Cabinet approved the recommended member appointments for 2025/26, including those to joint committees, local statutory bodies, strategic partnerships, standing advisory bodies, informal member/officer working groups, strategic outside bodies, and member champion roles.

Recommendations Approved

Petitions and Public Address

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to approve the recommendations related to the Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee's report on the Transport Working Group and the proposed mitigation measures for the Traffic Filter Trial delay.

Recommendations Approved

Captial Programme Approvals - June 2025

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 17 June 2025 2.00 pm - June 17, 2025

...to incorporate into the Capital Programme a £5.906m Traffic Congestion Improvement Fund program, a £1.800m budget increase for the Access to Witney Scheme, and a £1.232m Benson Lane Bus Service Improvement Plan.

For Determination

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 372