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The Cabinet

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Membership/ Structure

The Cabinet is the main Member decision-making body of the Council. It is made up of the Leader of the Council, plus eight additional Members.

Only elected Members of the Council are eligible for membership of the Cabinet. The current membership is:

Stephen Houghton CBE, Leader of the Council and Chairman of Cabinet

Responsible for issues relating to: Community Planning (especially the Borough-Wide Community Plan and Barnsley Forum); Regeneration (in its broadest sense); Sub-Regional, Regional and European issues; Cabinet Support Unit.

Jim Andrews, Deputy Leader of the Council and Vice Chairman of Cabinet

Responsible for: deputising for the Leader of the Council, when necessary; the Borough Secretary's Department; Mayoral and Civic Support and Town Twinning Activities.

Cabinet Spokesperson without Portfolio

Cabinet Member: Michael Stokes	Cabinet Member: Ken Richardson
Responsible for issues relating to the 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. Corporate Services
Cabinet Member: Tim Cheetham	Cabinet Support Member: Sharon Howard
Responsible for issues relating to: Information Based Services, Systems & Technology; Human Resources; Communications; Service Performance & Delivery; Policy & Co-ordination; Health & Safety; Emergency Planning; Organisational Development. Children, Young People and Families
Cabinet Member: Linda Burgess	Cabinet Support Member: Jenny Platts
Responsible for issues relating to: LEA & School Support; Children and Families (Social) Services; Education Property; Youth Service; Youth Offending Team; School Meals; and, for the time being, responsibility for libraries and resource centres and post-19 learning pending further development of officer structures Development
Cabinet Member: Bill Newman	Cabinet Support Member: May Noble
Responsible for issues relating to: Transportation; Planning (excluding matters reserved to the Planning Regulatory Board) and Building Control; Highways & Engineering, including road safety and safe routes to schools; South Yorkshire Mining Advisory Service; Markets; Cultural Services; Rethinking / Remaking Barnsley; Tourism, including the Destination Management Partnership; Countryside; Housing Strategy (including Berneslai Homes liaison and Right-to-Buy) and private sector housing renewal; Waste Strategy and Waste Collection; Waste Disposal (operational); Fleet Services; Barnsley Development Agency; Lead role in other economic regeneration partnerships, including Barnsley Business & Innovation Centre; Finance and Property
Cabinet Member: Alan Gardiner	Cabinet Support Member: Sharon Howard
Responsible for issues relating to: Financial Services & Advice; Internal Audit; Taxation; Council Tax & Housing Benefits; Education Awards; Benefits Agency, including Welfare Rights; Asset Management; Property & Procurement; Corporate Purchasing; Administrative Buildings (excluding Caretaking); Depots (corporate client); Resource Maximisation and Statistical Research; Special Financial Programmes and accountable bodies functions. Customer and Neighbourhood Services
Cabinet Member: Roy Miller	Cabinet Support Member: May Noble
Responsible for issues relating to: Neighbourhood Engagement and the development of the Customer Service approach across the Council; Barnsley Connects and the Community Information Service; Grounds Maintenance & Neighbourhood Pride; Parks; Street Cleaning; Building Maintenance (non-Berneslai Homes); Environmental Health (excluding Housing Grants) and Trading Standards, including the Environmental Enforcement Unit; Licensing; Community Safety; Sport & Recreation, including Barnsley Premier Leisure Client; and, once officer structures have been developed, responsibility for libraries and resource centres. Adult Social Services & Health
Cabinet Member: David Bostwick	Cabinet Support Member: Jenny Platts
Responsible for issues relating to: Adult Services; Supporting People; Wardens’ Service, including Central Call; Homelessness and Housing Advice; Public Health, including health promotion and occupational health and relations with Barnsley PCT.

Contacts:

Phil Coppard, Chief Executive, Tel: (01226) 773301
E-mail: chiefexecutive@barnsley.gov.uk
Assistant Director Cabinet Support, Tel: (01226) 773421
E-mail: cabinet@barnsley.gov.uk