Information for those preparing papers for Council

Deadlines for papers in 2023/24

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 2023

Week

Date

Deadline for papers

1st*

2 pm, Monday 9 October

Wednesday 20 October

4th

1.15 pm, Monday 30 October

Wednesday 11 October

8th

1.15 pm, Monday 27 November

Wednesday 8 November

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

Hilary Term 2024

Week

Date

Deadline for papers

1st*

2 pm, Monday 15 January

Wednesday 20 December

4th

1.15 pm, Monday 5 February

Wednesday 17 January

9th

1.15 pm, Monday 11 March

Wednesday 21 February

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

Trinity Term 2024

Week

Date

Deadline for papers

1st*

2 pm, Monday 22 April

Wednesday 3 April

4th

1.15 pm, Monday 13 May

Wednesday 24 April

9th

1.15 pm, Monday 17 June

Wednesday 29 May

July

1.15 pm, Monday 8 July

Wednesday 19 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