Executive posts
Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance, Commercial and Capital Strategy
Revenues and Benefits
Financial Operations
Procurement
Capital Strategy
Councillor Gary SuttleSwanage
Conservative
Leader of the Council
Governance, Performance and Communications
Business insight, performance, policy and communications
Democratic Services and Elections
Legal Services and Assurance
Councillor Spencer FlowerVerwood
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Assets and Property
Assets and Property
Disposals and Repurposing
Councillor Andrew ParryWest Parley
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Corporate Development and Transformation
Enterprise Architecture and Strategic Solutions
Transformation
Digital and Change
Council Plan
Performance Reporting
Human Resources and Organisational Development
Councillor Jill HaynesChalk Valleys
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Culture and Communities
Environment and Wellbeing
Regulatory Services and Community Safety (team)
Waste Services
Community Safety
Customer Services
Libraries
Archives and Records
Councillor Laura BeddowWest Purbeck
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth and Levelling Up
Economic Growth
County Deal
Levelling Up
Great Southwest (GSW)
LEP Board Member
Councillor Simon GibsonVerwood
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment
Highways
Travel and Parking
Environment and Wellbeing
Harbours
Councillor Ray BryanSt Leonards and St Ives
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for People - Adult Social Care, Health and Housing
Adult Care
Commissioning
Health and Wellbeing
Public Health
Housing and Homelessness
Councillor Jane SomperBeacon
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for People - Children, Education, Skills and Early Help
This portfolio holder is Dorset Council’s designated Lead Councillor for Children’s Services as required by the Children Act 2004
Commissioning and Partnership
Schools and Learning
Skills
Safeguarding
Early Help
Councillor Byron QuayleBlandford
Conservative
Portfolio Holder for Planning
Planning
Spatial Planning – Local Plan
Development Management and Enforcement
Conservation
Tree and Landscape Advice
Councillor David WalshGillingham
Conservative