Cabinet members

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

Strategic policy and budget (John Williams)

  • Strategic policy and budget strategy
  • Change Management and Service Redesign
  • Comprehensive Performance Review (CPA) and Performance Management
  • Community Strategy and council plan
  • Community Consultation
  • Local Area Agreement and Public Service Agreement II
  • Property and Asset Management
  • Personnel and Equal Opportunities
  • Legal and IT Services
  • Public Relations, Policy and Research
  • Member Services
  • External Relationships

Children's Services(Anne Western)

  • Children’s strategic responsibility for improving outcomes for children and young people
  • Political accountability for the effectiveness, availability and value for money of all our Children’s Services
  • Children’s services planning
  • Multi-agency partnerships for children
  • Children’s safeguarding and social care services
  • Special Educational Needs and Children’s disability services
  • Engagement with children and young people, parents and carers in service review and redesign
  • Overview of Schools Planning and Support
  • Overview of Cultural and Community Services for children
  • Links with Community Safety Portfolio
    • safety issues for children
    • youth offending service
    • domestic violence

Adult Social Services (Dave Allen)

  • Home care services
  • Residential care
  • Day care
  • Supporting People
  • Services for adults with learning difficulties
  • Services for adults with physical disabilities
  • Mental ill-health services
  • Multi-agency partnerships for adults
  • Vulnerable Adults

Community Safety (Clive Moesby)

  • Community safety
  • Crime and disorder partnerships
  • Youth Offending Service
  • Domestic violence
  • Drug Action Services
  • Trading Standards
  • Road Safety
  • Emergency Planning
  • Travellers

Cultural Services (Bob Janes)

  • Libraries
  • Museums, Arts and Heritage
  • Archives and Modern Records
  • Community Legal Services
  • Welfare Rights
  • Registrars and Coroners
  • Early Years and Childcare
  • Children’s Centres
  • Youth Service
  • Adult Education

Environmental Services (Brian Lucas)

  • Highways, bridges and public footpaths
  • Street lighting
  • Waste management
  • Land reclamation
  • Public transport including schools and special needs
  • Countryside services

Neighbourhood Services (Ken Armstrong)

  • Community Forums
  • Place Shaping Services
  • Consultation with ‘Hard to Reach’ Groups
  • Equality Standards
  • Equality Action Plans
  • Community Cohesion
  • Neighbourhood Service Access
  • Parish Council Liaison
  • Local Strategic Partnership Co-ordination

Regeneration (Geoff Carlile)

  • Economic development
  • Strategic planning including waste planning
  • Sub-regional Strategic Partnership liaison
  • Community development
  • European and Sub-regional Strategic Partnership funding
  • Tourism and sports development
  • Historic building conservation
  • Purchasing
  • Financial Management

Schools(Alan Charles)

  • School capital planning
    • capital programme
    • surplus places
  • School support services
    • personnel
    • finance
    • IT
  • School admissions
  • Governor Support
  • Home to School transport

Leader of the Opposition (without portfolio)

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