Cabinet Lead Members are not members of the Cabinet but are appointed to work along side Portfolio Holder(s). They provide additional leadership capacity and support to Cabinet. Lead Members may be members of an Overview Committee but they can not sit on a Scrutiny Committee.
The Cabinet Lead for Care supports the Portfolio Holder for People - Adult Social Care, Health & Public Health . Including the areas of care markets, Commissioning, Dementia specific provision and A Better Life – care provision.
Verwood
Conservative
Cabinet Lead Members are not members of the Cabinet but are appointed to work along side Portfolio Holder(s). They provide additional leadership capacity and support to Cabinet. Lead Members may be members of an Overview Committee but they can not sit on a Scrutiny Committee.
The Cabinet Lead for Education supports the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help . Including the areas of school place planning, early years, SEND and inclusion.
Blandford
Conservative
Cabinet Lead Members are not members of the Cabinet but are appointed to work along side Portfolio Holder(s). They provide additional leadership capacity and support to Cabinet. Lead Members may be members of an Overview Committee but they can not sit on a Scrutiny Committee.
The Cabinet Lead for Environment, Travel and Harbours supports the Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment . Including the areas of Climate Change, Coastal Defence, Transport and Fisheries.
Blandford
Conservative
Cabinet Lead Members are not members of the Cabinet but are appointed to work along side Portfolio Holder(s). They provide additional leadership capacity and support to Cabinet. Lead Members may be members of an Overview Committee but they can not sit on a Scrutiny Committee.
The Cabinet Lead for Health supports the Portfolio Holder for People - Adult Social Care, Health & Public Health . Including the areas of Building better lives, Home First, Primary Care Network and Scrutiny Planning
Cranborne Chase
Conservative
Cabinet Lead Members are not members of the Cabinet but are appointed to work along side Portfolio Holder(s). They provide additional leadership capacity and support to Cabinet. Lead Members may be members of an Overview Committee but they can not sit on a Scrutiny Committee.
The Cabinet Lead for Highways supports the Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment . Including the areas of the Local Transport Plan, Road Safety, Car Parking and Highway verges
South East Purbeck
Conservative
Cabinet Lead Members are not members of the Cabinet but are appointed to work along side Portfolio Holder(s). They provide additional leadership capacity and support to Cabinet. Lead Members may be members of an Overview Committee but they can not sit on a Scrutiny Committee.
The Cabinet Lead for Safeguarding supports the Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early Help . Including the areas of Children’s Advice & Duty Service, Care Leavers, Child Protection and Child in Need, and Fostering.
Beacon
Conservative
The Chairman of the Council is elected by the Council annually. The Chairman’s responsibilities include to uphold and promote the purposes of the Constitution; preside over meetings of the Council so that its business can be carried out efficiently; to promote public involvement in the Council’s activities and the attend such civic and ceremonial functions as the Council determines appropriate.
Gillingham
Conservative
The Vice-Chairman of the Council is elected by the Council annually. The Vice-Chairman’s responsibilities include supporting the Chairman of the Council to uphold and promote the purposes of the Constitution; in the Chairman’s absence, preside over meetings of the Council, so that its business can be carried out efficiently; to promote public involvement in the Council’s activities and the attend such civic and ceremonial functions, on behalf of the Chairman, as the Council determines appropriate.
Ferndown North
Conservative