Information for those preparing papers for Council

Deadlines for papers in 2024/25

The main items for Council are planned well in advance of the meeting itself. If you know of an item that is going to need to come to Council, please contact Lara McCarthy at the earliest possible opportunity. Some items, particularly if they are complex or require legal or other specialist input, can take quite some time to prepare, and may need to go to one or more of Council’s committees, or to Divisional Boards or the Conference of Colleges, before coming to Council itself.

The following are the deadlines for papers that are in final draft.

Michaelmas Term 2024

Week

Date

Deadline for papers

1st*

Monday 14 October 2024

Wednesday 25 September

4th

Monday 4 November 2024

Wednesday 16 October

8th

Monday 2 December 2024

Wednesday 13 November

* For urgent items only, that require discussion not just decision. 

Hilary Term 2025

Week

Date

 

Deadline for papers

1st*

Monday 20 January 2025  

Wednesday 18 December

4th

Monday 10 February 2025  

Wednesday 22 January

9th

Monday 17 March 2025

Wednesday 26 February

* For urgent items only, that require discussion not just decision. 

Trinity Term 2025

Week

Date

Deadline for papers

1st*

Monday 28 April 2025

Wednesday 9 April

4th

Monday 19 May 2025

Wednesday 30 April

9th

Monday 23 June 2025

Wednesday 4 June

July

Monday 14 July 2025

Wednesday 25 June

* For urgent items only, that require discussion not just decision. 

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Contact the Council Secretariat


Lara McCarthy

Head of Governance

Email: lara.mccarthy@admin.ox.ac.uk

Sarah Cowburn

Senior Assistant Registrar

Email: sarah.cowburn@admin.ox.ac.uk