Oxfordshire Partnership Board
The board brings together key leaders from the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to work together in partnership to improve Oxfordshire.
The chairmanship of the board rotates on a bi-annual basis. Currently the county council have the chairmanship which is held by the Leader of the Council Councillor Keith R Mitchell.
Membership of the board
- Alison Baxter - Director Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action (Voluntary and Community Sector)
- Martin Briggs - Voluntary and community sector representative
- Robin Buxton - Chairman Oxfordshire Environment Partnership
- Councillor Ian Charlton - Vale of White Horse Parish representative
- Councillor Ann Ducker - Leader South Oxfordshire District Council
- Chief Inspector Dennis Evernden - Chair West Oxfordshire Strategic Partnership (Thames Valley Police)
- Chris Farthing - Locality Manager Government Office of the South East
- Right Reverend Colin Fletcher - Chair South Oxfordshire Partnership (Oxford Diocese)
- Francis Habgood - Assistant Chief Constable Thames Valley Police
- Councillor Kester George - South Oxfordshire Parish representative
- Bede Gerrard - Churches Together in Oxfordshire (Voluntary and Community Sector)
- Councillor Bob Price - Leader Oxford City Council
- Mary Harpley - Chair Cherwell Community Planning Partnership (Cherwell District Council)
- Councillor Catherine Hitchens - West Oxfordshire Parish representative
- Derek Holmes - Editor Oxford Times (Private sector)
- Fred Hucker - Chairman Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust
- Councillor Malcolm Leeding - Oxford Parish Representative
- Miranda Markham - Community relations Manager, Value Retail
- Sarah Maxfield - Chief Executive Oxford Inspires (Culture, leisure and tourism representative)
- Dr Julie Maxton - Registrar Oxford University
- Nick Merry - Chairman Oxford United Football Club
- Councillor Keith Mitchell - Leader Oxfordshire County Council
- Frank Nigriello - Chairman Oxfordshire Economic Partnership
- Councillor Barry Norton - Leader West Oxfordshire District Council
- Councillor Tony de Vere - Leader Vale of White Horse District Council
- Warren Ralls - South East England Development Agency
- Professor John Raftery - Pro Vice-Chancellor (External) Oxford Brookes University
- Reverend John Robertson - Chair Vale Partnership (Oxford Diocese)
- Councillor David Rundle - Oxford Area Committee representative
- Liz Sale - President Oxfordshire Chamber of Commerce
- Colette Selwood - Voluntary and community sector representative
- Patrick Tolani - Director, Oxfordshire Racial Equality Council
- Bob Walding- Area Director Thames Valley Learning and Skills Council
- Linda Watson - Chief Executive Oxfordshire Rural Community Council
- Jackie Wilderspin - Chair Oxford Strategic Partnership (Oxfordshire PCT)
- Councillor Barry Wood - Leader Cherwell District Council
- Councillor David Wood - Cherwell Parish Representative
- tbc - Chair Oxfordshire Learning Partnership
Roles and responsibilities
The detailed aims and objectives of the Oxfordshire Partnership can be viewed in the document below.
The roles and responsibilities of board members are outlined in the Partnership governance framework. This is currently in draft form and will be agreed by the board at its June 2007 meeting.
Terms of reference
View the Oxfordshire Partnership Board terms of reference (.pdf format, 42 Kb).
The Oxfordshire Partnership Board meets three times a year. This meetings section will publish all future meeting dates.
Board meetings are open to the public, except for certain closed items. Papers are published in advance and are available on this website and by public deposit in the same way as council meetings.
