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Cabinet Members

Cabinet is responsible for taking most of the important decisions affecting the work of the County Council, except those that have been delegated to the six local committees. Following the full Council meeting held in Kendal on 10th September 2008, the Cabinet comprises 5 Labour Members, 4 Conservative Members and 1 Liberal Democrat Member.  At the present time the Conservative and the Liberal Democrat postitions have not been filled.  The Cabinet Members are detailed below:

Councillor Stewart Young - Finance and Resources, Acting Portfolio Holder for Organisational Development and also Leader of the Council

Councillor Philip Chappelhow

Finance and Resource (including the budget and property)

Acting Portfolio Holder for Organisational Development 

  • Human Resources and Equalities
  • Overview of Council Development and Transformation
  • Community Cohesion
  • Lead role on Cumbria Strategic Partnership
  • Community Plan, Local Area Agreement and Comprehensive Area Assessment
  • Cumbria Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (CIEP)
  • Premises

Councillor Anne Burns - Children's Social Care, Acting Portfolio Holder for Schools and Learning and also Deputy Leader of the Council

Councillor Philip Chappelhow

Children’s Social Care

  • Services to Children and Families
  • Family Support
  • Partnership and Commissioning Trust

Acting Portfolio Holder for Schools and Learning

  • Lifelong Learning
  • Education
  • Leadership/Support of Schools
  • Youth Service 

Councillor Barbara Cannon - Adults and Culture and Acting Portfolio Holder for Communities

Councillor Philip Chappelhow

Adults and Culture

  • Services to Disabled People
  • Services to Older People
  • Cumbria Care
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Drug and Alcohol Action Team
  • Culture, Leisure and Libraries

Acting Portfolio Holder for Communities

  • Locality Planning
  • Voluntary Sector
  • Customer Contact/One Stop Shops
  • Community Plannning
  • Communications and Public Relations
  • Community Consultation and Engagement

Councillor Alan Clark - Highways and Transportation and Acting Portfolio Holder for Safety

Councillor Philip Chappelhow

Highways and Transportation

  • Highways and Infrastructure
  • Passenger Transport
  • School and Care Transport
  • Road Safety
  • Countryside Access

Acting Portfolio Holder for Safety

  • Fire and Rescue Service
  • Trading Standards
  • Emergency and Resilience Planning
  • Community Safety

Councillor Tim Knowles - Economy and Acting Portfolio Holder for Environment

Councillor Philip Chappelhow

Economy

  • Economic Development and Cumbria Vision
  • Area Based Regeneration
  • Tourism
  • Nuclear Issues and Renewables
  • Land Reclamation

Acting Portfolio Holder for Environment

  • Spatial Planning
  • Environment
  • Sustainability
  • Waste Management
  • Climate Change
  • Heritage, Ecology and Archaeology