Cabinet members

Set out below are the cabinet members and a brief outline of their portfolio responsibilities. 

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Leader and Culture (Andrew Lewer)

 Council strategic policy

• Community Strategy and Council Plan

• Derbyshire Partnership Forum

• Local Enterprise Partnership − D2N2

• External relations - (East Midlands Councils/LGA/Government and MPs etc)

• Public relations, policy and research

• Libraries, museums, arts and heritage

• Archives and modern records

• Tourism

• Historic buildings

• Community Consultation/Community leadership

Highways and Transport (Simon Spencer)

• Highways and bridges

• Street lighting

• Public footpaths

• Road safety

• Public transport

• Community transport

• Countryside (links to Vice Chairman as Countryside Ambassador)

Adult Care (Charles Jones)

• Home care

• Residential care

• Day care

• Supporting people

• Safeguarding

• Adults with learning difficulties

• Adults with physical difficulties

• Adults with mental ill health

• Multi-agency partnerships

• Personalisation

• Links with health and voluntary sector

Public Health (Carol Hart)

• Voluntary sector/Big Society

• Crime and disorder partnerships

• Youth offending (shared with Young People)

• Domestic violence

• Action on drugs

• Emergency planning

• Community cohesion

• Health improvement

• Equalities

• Sports development

• Parish Council liaison

• Registration Service

• Coroners Service

• Advice

• Relationship with PCTs/GPs

• Reducing health inequalities

Education (Mike Longden)

• School capital planning

• School capital programme

• Surplus places

• School support − personnel, finance and IT

• School admissions

• School improvement

• Governor support

• Home to school transport

• Special educational needs

• Adult education

• Careers Advice

• FE colleges

• Links to faith schools and academies

Finance and Management (John Harrison)

• Budget strategy

• Financial management

• Asset management

• Efficiency / value for money programme

  • Service redesign

  • property rationalisation

  • council transport co-ordination

• Procurement

• Personnel (including Single Status)

• Legal services

• Member services

Regeneration (Kevin Parkinson)

• Strategic planning

• Minerals and waste planning

• Local planning frameworks

• Local economic assessment

• Housing and infrastructure

• Economic development

• Derbyshire Economic Partnership and LEP Liaison

• Business support and skills

• Markham Vale

• Apprenticeships

• Trading Standards

• Related external funding

Technology and Recycling (John Allsop)

• Change Management

• Property (renovation and energy efficiency)

• Core systems

• IT Services

• Climate change / energy efficiency

• Carbon management

• Waste management

• Land reclamation

Young people (Barry Lewis)

• Improving outcomes for young people

• Children's services planning

• Multi-agency partnerships

• Safeguarding

• Chidlren's disabilities

• Engagement with young people

• Engagement with parents and carers in servce design

• Youth service

• Early years and childcare

• Children's centres

• Links to Public Health portfolio - young people's safety, youth offending, domestic violence

• Links to voluntary sector and Big Society