Cabinet Member Roles

This portfolio also includes the areas of democratic governance & electoral services, Climate & Nature leadership and Devolution relationships.

The Leader of the Council is also the Chair of Cabinet.

The Deputy Leader of the Council is also the Vice-Chair of Cabinet.

Including Dorset/Health integration across the council.

Including statutory education and post-16 responsibilities (excluding employer-led workforce skills policy).

The portfolio includes Housing strategy and supply, Homelessness & temporary accommodation and Housing regulation & standards.

This portfolio also includes highway maintenance, Waste and recycling, transport operations and Environmental Services.

Including the responsibility for the Local Plan.

This portfolio also includes leisure services (as a health, wellbeing and prevention function), Emergency Planning and oversight of regulatory functions, such as environmental health, food safety, trading standards and licensing.

This portfolio also includes whole-council transformation and service redesign, digital, data and technology and customer access & experience.