Cornwall Council Cabinet Announcement includes Sue James!
Cornwall Council Cabinet announcement includes Councillor Sue James, for St Just-in-Penwith. Below are the members of the Cabinet and the summary of their portfolios, in full. They start being briefed and developing priorities for Cornwall on Monday 12th June.
The membership of the Cabinet, which reflects the alliance between the Independent and Liberal Democrat Groups to form the new administration, comprises five Liberal Democrats and five Independents.
| Portfolio holder responsibilities | ||
| Portfolio | Responsibilities | Member |
| Leader | Leadership of the Council; Strategy; Devolution from London to Cornwall; Brexit; Safeguarding; Chair of Health and Wellbeing Board; Communications and Reputation; Resident engagement | Adam Paynter |
| Deputy Leader and Resources | Medium Term Financial Strategy; Resources; Business Rates; Pensions; Fees and Charges; equalities and diversity; Human Resources and Organisational Development; shared services with other councils. | Julian German |
| Customers | Customer services; Partnerships(third sector, public and private); Governance and Assurance; Information Technology and Digital Services; Civic functions; Property and Asset Management; Corporate procurement; Risk Management, Insurance; Audit; Leisure, Cornwall Sports Partnership | Mike Eathorne Gibbons |
| Children and Wellbeing | Children’s social care; children’s safeguarding; early intervention services for vulnerable children; early years, Education; Special Educational Needs; child poverty; youth offending, youth services; Public Health | Sally Hawken |
| Adults | Health and Social Care integration; social care services for adults; prevention and wellbeing services; vulnerable adults safeguarding | Rob Rotchell |
| Neighbourhoods | Registrars; Library services; Events and Licensing; Community Networks and Localism; Devolution to Town and Parish Councils and community groups; Gypsy and Travellers. | Edwina Hannaford |
| Environment and Public Protection | Waste; Street cleaning; waterways, beaches and flood resilience; country parks, parks and open spaces; cemeteries and crematoria; Historic Environment & AONB; Allotments and County Farms; Maritime Services; Fire and Rescue services, Community safety; Emergency planning; Public Protection and Enforcement services (environmental health, trading standards etc ) , Local Nature Partnership (LNP) Board Member | Sue James |
| Planning and Economy | Cornwall Local Plan and planning guidance; Neighbourhood Plans; Development Control Service and Planning enforcement; Land registry and street naming; Regeneration; Economic Growth and Development including cultural strategy; Skills Agenda and relationships with Universities; Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP ) Board Member | Bob Egerton |
| Homes | Housing; social housing; homelessness; Welfare Reform | Andrew Mitchell |
| Transport | Local Transport Strategy; roads and pavements; street lighting; public transport; Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry; Parking Strategy; Cornwall Airport Newquay | Geoff Brown |