Decision details

Leader

Cllr Izzi Seccombe

The Leader will lead the work of the Council and Cabinet and in particular reserves to herself the economic portfolio.

Deputy Leader

(Finance and Property)

Cllr Peter Butlin

Deputising for the Leader, finance, delivery of the revenue budget and the overall capital programme (including external funding); procurement and contract management; property; smallholdings; facilities management; oversight of infrastructure delivery.

Adult Social Care

and Health

Cllr Les Caborn

Social care services to adults including the delivery of social care and support to older people and people with disabilities; policies and services for safeguarding adults and adult mental health services. Oversight of the arrangements for commissioning adult social care services.

Health, including public health and the integration of health with adult and children’s services.

Children’s Services

Cllr Jeff Morgan

Overall responsibility for the co-ordination of education and children’s services as the lead portfolio holder for children’s services. Specific responsibility for child protection and safeguarding; looked after children, including the Children in Care Council, family support and social care for children with specific needs (disabilities). Child and adolescent mental health services and the arrangements for commissioning those services. Youth justice service and children’s centres.

Customer and Transformation

Cllr Kam Kaur

Services relating to corporate planning and transformation programme; customer services; libraries; HR and organisational development; communication; performance management; ICT services; and law, governance and audit.

Education & Learning

Cllr Colin Hayfield

Environment and Heritage and Culture

Cllr Heather Timms

Education and learning services for children and young people from 0 to 19 years, including early years, nurseries, primary and secondary schools; special educational needs (assessment, statementing and review); special schools; education of looked after children; 16-19 years education and relationships with colleges. Responsibility for school organisation, planning and school governance.  Responsibility for skills, apprenticeships, adult and community education and learning services.

Services relating to waste and environment including gypsies and travellers; country parks; tourism; climate change, heritage and culture services.  Localities and relationships with the voluntary and community sectors.

Fire & Rescue and Community Safety

Cllr Andy Crump

Services relating to community safety including Fire & Rescue services; road safety; flood risk management; trading standards; emergency planning; crime and disorder reduction; drugs and alcohol; policing and criminal justice.

Transport and Planning

Cllr Jeff Clarke

Services relating to the provision and maintenance of transport and highways infrastructure, including Highways and Regeneration Capital Programme; the Local Transport Plan; transport strategy and the Local Transport Body; HS2; rights of way; strategic and infrastructure planning and housing.

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