The Cabinet meets monthly and is responsible for the most important decisions affecting the council. It also makes recommendations to the council regarding the annual budget and major plans.
Browse minutes and agendas for Cabinet meetings
The Leader acts as the Chairman of the Cabinet and chooses up to nine other members.
Each Cabinet member is given specific roles or responsibilities:
| Cabinet member | Role |
|---|---|
| Mr N. J. Rushton CC | Leader of the Council Leadership of the Council locally, regionally and nationally |
| Mrs D. Taylor CC | Deputy Leader of the Council Children and Family Services (the designated lead member for children and young people) |
| Mr P. Bedford CC | Recovery and Transformation |
| Mr L. Breckon JP CC | Resources (Functions of the Corporate Resources Department: finance, property, ICT and human resources, and the operational aspects of those functions. Where there are wider policy implications arising, particularly at a corporate level, in the case of property, ICT or human resources, responsibility transfers to the relevant lead member) |
| Mr O. O’Shea CC | Highways, Transportation and Flooding (This includes the flooding responsibilities of the Environment and Transport Department, and the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy) |
| Mr B. L. Pain CC | Environment and the Green Agenda |
| Mrs P. Posnett CC | Community and Staff Relations (Includes Broadband) |
| Mrs C. M. Radford CC | Adults and Communities |
| Mrs L. Richardson CC | Health Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board |
| Mr R. Shepherd CC | Support for Resources portfolio |