The Cabinet is composed of the Leader and
eight other councillors, who are all members of the biggest
political group on the council. It has overall responsibility for
the services that the Council provides and works within the overall
policies and budget agreed by the Council. Recommendations on major
items of policy and on the annual budget and capital programme are
passed to the Council for consideration and
approval. You will find more information in
the Constitution
The current Cabinet, appointed to run from the Annual
Council meeting on 19 May 2023 for the 2023/24 municipal year, is
set out below:
Sir Stephen Houghton CBE, Leader of
the Council and Chairman of Cabinet
Responsible for:-
·
Appointing the Cabinet and determining
responsibility for Executive functions
·
Appointing Area Council Chairs
·
Chairing meetings of the
Cabinet
·
Leading on policy and budget
matters
·
Issues relating to: Community Strategy
and Planning
·
Regeneration (in its broadest
sense)
·
Sub-regional, regional, and European
issues.
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council
Caroline
Makinson, Deputy Leader of the Council and Vice Chair of
Cabinet
Responsible for:-
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Deputising for the Leader of the Council,
when needed
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Levelling up including securing
government and private sector investment to deliver capital
projects and revenue programmes, direct liaison with Government,
strategy and programme development with South Yorkshire Mayoral
Combined Authority, spatial and economic strategy, project
development and delivery, and asset management
·
Responsibility for the established policy
areas with a focus on outcomes relating to: i) Productivity; ii)
Quality of Life; iii) Sense of place; and iv) Local
leadership
·
More broadly Levelling Up activity in the
Council to involve joint working across services addressing the
twelve ambitions or ‘missions’ of Levelling Up
therefore covering a wide range of domestic social and economic
policy: 1) Productivity; 2) Innovation; 3) Transport; 4) Digital;
5) Education; 6) Skills; 7) Health; 8) Wellbeing; 9) Pride in
place; 10) Housing; 11) Crime; and 12) Devolution.
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Deputy Leader of the council
Cabinet Spokesperson without
Portfolio
Cabinet Member: Sharon
Howard
Cabinet Support Member: Anita
Cherryholme
Responsible for issues relating to:-
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Training and development of Elected
Members and the provision of the necessary facilities to perform
their duties effectively
·
Member representation on and attendance
at Council bodies and outside organisations
·
Management and organisation of Cabinet
business
·
Member Support within the Core Services
Directorate
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Portfolio
Core Services
Cabinet Member: Robert
Frost
Cabinet Support Member: Roy
Bowser
Responsible for issues relating to:-
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Taxation and Benefits assessments
(including free school meals administration) and Debt
Recovery
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Commercial and Transactional Services
including financial assessments; Accounting, Budgeting and
Professional and Specialist Finance
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Risk Management, Internal Audit and
Corporate Fraud; Corporate Commissioning, Procurement and
Contracting
·
Human Resources and Organisation
Development
·
Business Improvement including Business
Intelligence
·
Customer Resolution, Barnsley 2030 and
Policy, Performance and Equalities
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Health, Safety and Emergency
Resilience
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Support for Overview and
Scrutiny
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Communications and Marketing
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Customer Services/Contact
Centre
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Customer Services development
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Customer Experience and Digital
Strategies, web content and design;
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Information Technology hardware and
software development, configuration and maintenance; application
training and customer liaison/support
·
IT procurement
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Business analysis
·
Council's information governance and
security
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Records Management
·
Applications Management and Support (web
mobile working)
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Responsibility for Legal Services,
Registration Service, Governance and Business Support, Elections
& Land Charges, Town Twinning and the Governance support to
Joint Authorities, and ceremonial aspects of the Registration
Service
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Spokesperson
Place Health and Adult Social
Care
Cabinet Member: Jo
Newing
Cabinet Support Member: Sue
Bellamy
Responsible for issues relating to:-
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Health and Social Care
Integration
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Adult Assessment and Care
Management
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Safeguarding and Social
Workers
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Assessment Care Planning
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Self-directed Support Teams
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Reviews
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Emergency Duty Team
·
Commissioning
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Disable Facilities Grants / Equipment and
Adaptations
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Independent Living at Home Services, Day
Opportunities and Supporting Living, and Carers Support
·
Sensory Impairment Services
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Health and Adult Social Care Spokesperson
Public Health and Communities
Cabinet Member: Wendy
Cain
Cabinet Support Member: Margaret
Sheard
Responsibility for issues relating to:-
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Licensing matters that fall within the
purview of the Executive of the Council
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Public Health Protection, including
Regulatory Services, Trading Standards/Environmental Health,
including the Dog Warden service
·
The Core Offer to the Clinical
Commissioning Group for Health Care and Health Improvement and
Public Health Strategy and Advice
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Libraries;
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Welfare Rights, Housing
Options
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Community Safety and Community
Enforcement
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Gypsies and travellers
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Landlords
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Community Safety, Domestic Violence,
Victim and Witness Support
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Drugs and Alcohol Service, including
Prevention
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Graffiti Removal
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Area Councils and Community Engagement,
Volunteering and relationship with Third Sector/Private
Sector
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Community Health and Wellbeing and
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
·
Community Cohesion
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Public Health and Communities Spokesperson
Children’s Services
Cabinet Member: Trevor
Cave
Cabinet Support Member: Ashley
Peace
To act as the Designated Leader Member for
Children's Services under Section 19 of the Children Act
2004
Responsible for issues relating to:-
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Education Welfare
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Social Care and Safeguarding Quality and
Standards
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Children's Social Care
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Quality Assurance
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Access, Assessment, CarePlanning
andReviews
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Advocacy;Adoption andFostering
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Children'sResidential and Leaving Care
Service
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Stronger Families
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Education Strategic Planning, including
School Improvement Strategy
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Improvement Advisers and
Brokerage
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Early Years and Family Information
Services
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Quality of early years provision and
integrated child provision for 2-3 year olds including
Children’s centres
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Special Educational Needs
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Outdoor Education
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School Admissions
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School organisation and school places,
including strategies for Academies and Free Schools
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School Governor Services
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Leaving Care Services
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Integrated Youth Services
·
Youth Council, Youth Voice and
Participation.
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Environment and Highways
Cabinet Member:
James Higginbottom
Cabinet Support Member: Kevin
Osborne
Responsible for issues relating to:-
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Bereavement Services
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Waste Management and Recycling
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Highways and Network Management, Bridges
and Footpath Maintenance
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Trans Pennine Trail
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Street Lighting
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Safer Roads/School Crossing Patrol
strategy and operations
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Drainage and Reservoirs and Flood
Management
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Transport Strategy including
PTE
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Transport, including Home to School
Travel and Looked After Children and specialist
transport
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Fleet Management
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Street Cleansing, Litter Picking and Fly
Tipping
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Car Parks and Car Parking
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Grounds Maintenance, Horticulture and
Arboriculture
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Sports and Active Lifestyle
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Climate Change
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Energy and Sustainability
·
Clean and Green and Parks and
Allotments
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the Environment and Highways Spokesperson
Regeneration and Culture
Cabinet Member: Robin
Franklin
Cabinet Support Member: Janine
Moyes
Responsible for issues relating to:-
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Support for Business and Start Up,
Business Growth and Inward Investment
·
Regeneration
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Worklessness, Skills and
Enterprise
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Adult Learning and
Apprenticeships
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Spatial Planning and Infrastructure,
including Building Control/Development Control, SYMAS and Highways
Development Control
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Planning Enforcement
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Strategic asset management including
acquisition and disposals
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Property valuations, condition surveys
and management of maintenance
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Energy and Carbon management
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Tenanted non-residential property
management and management of PFI and BSF schools
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Community asset transfers and assets of
community value
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Hybrid mail, parcel services and digital
printing
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Building support and porterage (excluding
Records Management)
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Town Centre Management, including Town
Centre Market and strategic market development
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District Markets
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Housing Strategy and Growth
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Private Sector Housing, Affordable
Housing and Contract and Client Management for Berneslai
Homes
·
Culture and Visitor Economy
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and Culture Spokesperson