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Profiles of Cabinet members


Leader of the CouncilCouncillor Leigh Frost leader of the Council

Electoral Division: Bodmin St Petroc

Responsible for the Leadership of the Council.

Specific individual responsibilities:

  • Strategy and place leader for Cornwall
  • Regional policy and external relations
  • Relationship with HM Government
  • Relationships with the devolved nations, other international bodies and the Cornish Diaspora.
  • Civic functions
  • Partnerships
  • Communications and resident engagement
  • Customer Services and Customer Experience
  • Human Resources

To lead on strategy formulation for the Council through Cabinet. 

To chair the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board.

Find out more about Councillor Leigh Frost


Portfolio holder for ResourcesCouncillor Adam Paynter

Electoral Division: Launceston North & North Petherwin

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to:

  • Resources (including billing, collection and recovery of local taxation)
  • Financial forward planning and budgeting
  • The effective use of resources and value for money
  • Treasury Management and Pensions
  • Risk management and insurance
  • Business Planning and Performance Management framework
  • Fees and charges
  • Audit and Assurance
  • Corporate procurement and commercial services
  • Council entities.
  • Business Systems and digital strategy

Find out more about Councillor Adam Paynter


Portfolio holder for Adult Social Care and HealthCouncillor Jim McKenna

Electoral Division: Penzance Promenade

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to adult social care and health partnerships in line with the Care Act 2014.

This includes: 

  • Adult Social Care Services for adults of working age
  • Adult social care services for older adults
  • Services for carers
  • Vulnerable adult safeguarding functions
  • Health Protection (including drug and alcohol services)
  • Health and Well-Being Strategy

Promoting the best possible adult social services and seamless care in the community by working with and optimising all opportunities offered by other providers to further these aims.

Working in partnership through the Health and Well Being Board to promote early intervention and prevention and integrated care.  

To act as the lead Executive Member for the Health and Well-Being Board. 

To provide executive member leadership on Health and Social Care integration.

Find out more about Councillor Jim McKenna


Portfolio holder for Children and FamiliesCouncillor Hilary Frank

Electoral Division: Saltash Essa

To undertake the responsibilities of the Lead Member for Children’s Services as set out in statutory guidance. 

To enhance the Council's corporate parenting role; to protect and champion children’s rights and to promote opportunity for all children in Cornwall.

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to:

  • Children’s Rights and Involvement of young people in decision making
  • Children’s Social Care
  • Children’s Safeguarding
  • Early Intervention Services for vulnerable children
  • Early Years provision including Health Visiting
  • Schools
  • Special Educational Needs Provision
  • Transitions for disabled young people
  • Youth Offending
  • Universal Youth provision and post 16 employment and training.

Work in Partnership with the Health and Well-Being Board to achieve better outcomes for children and families.

To lead on budget and policy development and implementation in relation to capital investment in educational infrastructure in schools.

Find out more about Councillor Hilary Frank


Portfolio holder for Tourism, Localism and PlanningCouncillor Sarah Preece

Electoral Division: Lostwithiel & Lanreath

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to: 

  • Visitor Economy
  • Leisure Services
  • Relationship with the voluntary and third sector
  • Social inclusion, digital inclusion employability and welfare
  • Cultural Services and Cornish Language
  • Registrars
  • Library and cultural services
  • Community Area Partnerships and relationships with Town and Parish Councils
  • Local Plan and associated local planning guidance
  • Neighbourhood Plans
  • Development Control Service and Planning Enforcement

Find out more about Councillor Sarah Preece


Portfolio holder for Community Safety & Public Health

Councillor Thalia Marrington

Electoral Division: Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to:-

  • Cornwall Fire and Rescue
  • Community safety
  • Emergency planning and business resilience
  • Events and Licensing
  • Public Protection and Enforcement Services (Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Port Health, Parking Enforcement)
  • Public Health
  • Equalities
  • Anti Poverty Strategy

To provide overall liaison with Devon and Cornwall Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner and to promote effective blue light collaboration within Cornwall.

Find out more about Councillor Thalia Marrington


Portfolio holder for Environment and Climate ChangeCouncillor Loic Rich

Electoral Division: Truro Tregolls

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to the environment.

This includes:

  • Waterways, beaches and flood resilience
  • Parks and open spaces and public rights of way
  • Cemeteries and Crematoria.
  • Protected Landscapes
  • Archaeology Service
  • Fisheries and Agricultural Policy
  • Maritime Services (Ports and Harbours)
  • Climate Change
  • Waste – collection, disposal and waste minimisation
  • Street cleaning

To provide executive member leadership for the Environmental Growth Strategy / Local Nature Recovery Strategy and Climate Change Action Plan and to deliver better environmental outcomes through the Local Nature Partnership. 

Find out more about Councillor Loic Rich


Portfolio holder for Economic Regeneration & InvestmentCouncillor Tim Dwelly

Electoral Division: Penzance East

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to:

  • Economic development and local industrial strategy
  • Relationships with business community
  • Town Vitality and Place Shaping
  • Skills and adult education
  • Strategic Asset Management
  • Investment Strategy
  • Aerospace
  • Digital Connectivity
  • Energy Policy
  • Capital Programme

To act as the lead Executive Member with responsibility for working with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Economic Forum and The Great South West. 

Find out more about Councillor Tim Dwelly


Portfolio holder for HousingCouncillor Peter La Broy

Electoral Division: Bude

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to housing  including:

  • Land registry and street naming
  • Housing Strategy 
  • Housing delivery pipeline to deliver Local Plan housing targets
  • Direct Housing Development and investment
  • Social Housing and Private Rented standards
  • Homelessness Prevention and Housing Advice and Options Service
  • Housing Adaptations for disabled people.
  • Housing related support for vulnerable people

To act as the lead Executive Member with responsibility for working with the Strategic Housing Group 

Find out more about Councillor Peter La Broy


Portfolio holder for TransportCouncillor Dan Rogerson

Electoral Division: Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard

To lead on budget and policy formulation and implementation in relation to transport including:

  • Highways
  • Street Lighting
  • The Local Transport Strategy
  • School Transport
  • Public Transport
  • Ferries
  • Tamar Crossings
  • Parking Strategy 

To act as the lead Executive Member with responsibility for working with the Peninsula Subnational Transport Body. 

Find out more about Councillor Dan Rogerson