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 6 of 14

County Council

Annual Council, County Council - Tuesday, 20 May 2025 10.30 am

Oxfordshire County Council was scheduled to hold its annual meeting on 20 May 2025, to elect a chair and vice-chair, review committee appointments and political balance, and to consider various reports and constitutional matters. The meeting was also scheduled to cover the scheme of delegation to officers and general dispensations under the Localism Act 2011[^1].

May 20, 2025
Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care

Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care - Tuesday, 29 April 2025 9.00 am

In a brief meeting, Councillor Tim Bearder, Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, approved the recommendation to contract with Enterprise Oxfordshire to deliver the Independent Placement Support (IPS) pathway for Oxfordshire’s Connect to Work programme. Councillor Tim Bearder also delegated the pathway design and award of contracts decision to the Director of Adult Social Care, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer[^2] and Head of Legal and Governance.

April 29, 2025
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
Cabinet

Cabinet - Tuesday, 25 March 2025 2.00 pm

March 25, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

372 decisions · Page 1 of 75

For information only: Cabinet response to Scrutiny items

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to note the Cabinet's response to scrutiny items and approve the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Reports from Scrutiny Committees

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to receive the reports from Scrutiny Committees and respond to them in due course, approving the recommendations.

Recommendations Approved

Minutes

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...the Cabinet of Oxfordshire approved the minutes from the meeting held on 21 October 2025 as a correct record and made several decisions regarding street lighting, bus regulation, employment, safeguarding, biodiversity, a strategic plan, developer agreement schemes, enterprise zone business rates, financial monitoring, and a fire and rescue cover model.

Recommendations Approved

Response to motion by Councillor Creed on Children's Centres

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to approve the Cabinet's response to Councillor Creed's motion on Children's Centres, as passed by the Council on September 9, 2025.

Recommendations Approved

Budget and Business Planning Report 2026/27 - 2030/31

From: Cabinet - Tuesday, 18 November 2025 2.00 pm - November 18, 2025

...to approve the recommendations outlined in the Budget and Business Planning Report for 2026/27 - 2030/31, subject to call-in.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 68

Average per Month: 3.0

Decisions Recorded: 372