The
Cabinet is composed of
the Leader and seven 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
20 May 2021, 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, Sub-regional, regional, and
·
European issues.
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the Leader of the council
Jim Andrews
BEM, Deputy
Leader of the Council and Vice Chairman of Cabinet
Responsible
for:-
·
Deputising for the Leader of the
council, when needed
·
Issues relating to the Council's Core
Services Directorate, including Legal Services, Elections and Land
Charges and the Governance support to Joint Authorities
·
Issues relating to mayoral, civic
support, and town twinning activities
·
Ceremonial aspects of the registration
service, such as citizenship ceremonies
·
Licensing matters that fall within the
purview of the Executive of the Council
·
Issues relating to 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.
Email the Deputy Leader of the
council
Cabinet Spokesperson without Portfolio
Cabinet
Member:
Sharon
Howard
Cabinet Support
Member:
Anita Cherryholme
Responsible for
issues relating to:-
·
The training and development of Elected
Members and making sure they have the facilities they need to
perform their duties effectively
·
Member representation on, and
attendance at, Council bodies and outside organisations
·
Management and organisation of Cabinet
business
·
The Governance and Member Support
Unit.
Email the Cabinet Spokesperson without
Portfolio
Core Services
Cabinet
Member:
Alan Gardiner
Cabinet Support
Member:
Robin Franklin
Responsible for
issues relating to:-
·
Taxation and Benefits assessments
(including free school meals administration) and Debt
Recovery
·
School Catering Service
·
Commercial and Transactional Services
including financial assessments
·
Accounting, Budgeting and Professional
and Specialist Finance
·
Risk Management, Internal Audit and
Corporate Fraud
·
Corporate Commissioning, Procurement
and Contracting
·
Human Resources Business Advisory
Service
·
Schools and Traded Services
·
Pay, Reward and Recruitment
·
Organisational Management and Talent
Management
·
Business Intelligence
·
Customer Feedback and
Improvement
·
Disclosure and Barring
Service
·
Employee Wellbeing/Occupational Health
Unit
·
Health, Safety and Emergency
Resilience
·
Performance Management
·
Organisational and Workforce/Member
Development
·
Corporate Programmes and
Projects
·
Consultation
·
Change Management and Business
Improvement
·
Support for Overview and
Scrutiny
·
Communications and Marketing
·
Equality and Inclusion
·
Customer Service Customer
Services/Contact Point
·
Customer Services
development
·
Digital First, including Digital
Strategy, web content and design
·
Records Management
·
Information Technology hardware and
software development, configuration and maintenance
·
Application training and customer
liaison/support
·
IT procurement
·
Business analysis
·
Council's information governance and
security
·
Applications Management and Support
(web mobile working)
Email the Corporate Services
Spokesperson
Adults and Communities
Cabinet
Member:
Jenny Platts
Cabinet Support
Member: Brenda
Eastwood
Responsible for
issues relating to:-
·
Adult Assessment and Care
Management
·
Safeguarding and Social
Workers
·
Assessment Care Planning
·
Self-Directed Support Teams
·
Reviews
·
Emergency Duty Team
·
Libraries
·
Welfare Rights
·
Disable Facilities Grants/Equipment and
Adaptations
·
Independent Living at Home Services,
Day Opportunities and Supporting Living, and Carers
Support
·
Sensory Impairment Services
·
Housing Options
·
Registration Service
·
Community Safety and Community
Enforcement
·
Gypsies and travellers
·
Landlords
·
Community Safety, Domestic Violence,
Victim and Witness Support
·
Drugs and Alcohol Service, including
Prevention
·
Think Family and Troubled
Families
·
Graffiti Removal
·
Area Councils and Community Engagement,
Volunteering and relationship with Third Sector/Private
Sector
·
Community Health and Wellbeing and
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
·
Community Cohesion
·
Clean and Green and Parks and
Allotments.
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Spokesperson
Children’s Services
Cabinet
Member:
Trevor Cave
Cabinet Support
Member:
Sarah Tattersall
Responsible for
issues relating to:-
·
Designated Leader Member for Children's
Services under Section 19 of the Children Act 2004
·
Education Welfare
·
Social Care and Safeguarding Quality
and Standards
·
Children's Social Care
·
Quality Assurance
·
Access, Assessment, Care Planning and
Reviews
·
Advocacy
·
Adoption and Fostering
·
Children's Residential and Leaving Care
Service
·
Stronger Families
·
Education Strategic Planning, including
School Improvement Strategy
·
Improvement Advisers and
Brokerage
·
Early Years and Family Information
Services
·
Quality of early years provision and
integrated child provision for 2-3 year
olds including Children’s centres
·
Special Educational Needs
·
Outdoor Education
·
School Admissions
·
School organisation and school places,
including strategies for Academies and Free Schools
·
School Governor Services
·
Leaving Care Services
·
Integrated Youth Services
·
Youth Council, Youth Voice and
Participation.
Email the Children's
Services Spokesperson
Place (Environment and Transportation)
Cabinet
Member:
Chris Lamb
Cabinet Support
Member: Pauline
McCarthy
Responsible for
issues relating to:-
·
Bereavement Services
·
Waste Management and
Recycling
·
Highways and Network Management,
Bridges and Footpath Maintenance
·
Trans Pennine Trail
·
Street Lighting
·
Safer Roads/School Crossing Patrol
strategy and operations
·
Drainage and Reservoirs and Flood
Management
·
Transport, including Home to School
Travel and Looked After Children and specialist transport,
Transport Strategy including PTE, and Fleet Management
·
Street Cleansing, Litter Picking and
Fly Tipping
·
Car Parks and Car Parking
·
Grounds Maintenance, Horticulture and
Arboriculture
·
Sports and Active Lifestyle.
Email the Place (Environment and Transportation)
Spokesperson
Place (Regeneration and Culture)
Cabinet
Member:
Tim Cheetham
Cabinet Support
Member:
Robert Frost
Responsible for
issues relating to:-
·
Support for Business and Start Up,
Business Growth and Inward Investment
·
Regeneration
·
Worklessness, Skills and
Enterprise
·
Adult Learning and
Apprenticeships
·
Spatial Planning and Infrastructure,
including Building Control/Development Control and SYMAS and
Highways Development Control
·
Planning Enforcement
·
Strategic asset management including
acquisition and disposals
·
Property valuations, condition surveys
and management of maintenance
·
Energy and Carbon management
·
Tenanted non-residential property
management and management of PFI and BSF schools
·
Community asset transfers and assets of
community value
·
Hybrid mail, parcel services and
digital printing
·
Building support and porterage
(excluding Records Management)
·
Town Centre Management, including Town
Centre Market and strategic market development
·
District Markets
·
Housing Strategy and Growth
·
Private Sector Housing, Affordable
Housing and Contract and Client Management for Berneslai
Homes
·
Energy and Sustainability
·
Culture and Visitor Economy but
excluding land assets.
Email the Place (Regeneration and Culture)
Spokesperson