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

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

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County Council Committee Member

County Council - Tuesday, 10 February 2026 10.30 am

February 10, 2026, 10:30 am
Cabinet Committee Member

Cabinet - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 2.00 pm

The Cabinet of Oxfordshire Council was scheduled to discuss a range of financial and strategic matters, including the budget and business planning for the coming years, and the adoption of new transport and learning disability plans. The meeting agenda also included reports from scrutiny committees and updates on revenue and capital programmes.

January 27, 2026, 2:00 pm
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
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
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

Decisions from Meetings

395 decisions · Page 41 of 79

Apologies for Absence

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

...to note the apologies for absence from Councillors Bulmer, Gawrysiak, Ilott, van Mierlo, Miller, Murphy, and Povolotsky and approve the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Questions with Notice from Members of the Public

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

...to approve the recommendations following questions with notice from members of the public.

Recommendations Approved

Committees and Review of Political Balance

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

...to note the review of political balance of committees to reflect the formation of the Green Group and Reform UK Group, and to appoint members to the committees of the Council as listed at Annex 1, following revised political proportionality calculations.

Recommendations Approved

Report of the Cabinet

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

...the Council received the report of the Cabinet, approving its recommendations regarding a range of issues including remote attendance at council meetings, responses to government consultations and white papers, updates on the citizens' assembly, responses to motions on farming and winter fuel payments, an affiliation with HMS Diamond, carbon dioxide removal, warm homes, flood risk management, badger culling, climate adaptation, waste recycling, short stay hub beds, mental health contracts, workforce reports, capital programs, business management, budget and business planning, fair tax declaration, city centre accommodation, infrastructure funding, and civil enforcement, as well as scrutiny reports.

Recommendations Approved

Interim Arrangements for Taking Emergency Decisions Immediately Following the County Council Elections

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

...to ensure effective decision-making during the period between the County Council elections and the Annual Council meeting, they approved a temporary variation to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, modifying consultation requirements for emergency decisions.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 69

Average per Month: 2.8

Decisions Recorded: 395