Profiles of Cabinet members

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Leader of the Council

Councillor Leigh Frost

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
Equalities
Transformation

To lead on strategy formulation for the Council through Cabinet.

To chair the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board.

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Portfolio holder for Resources

Councillor 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

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Portfolio holder for Adult Social Care and Health Partnerships

Councillor 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 Committee in Common 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.

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Portfolio holder for Children, Families and Schools

Councillor 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.
Veterans

Work in Partnership with the Committee in Common 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.

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Portfolio holder for Tourism, Localism and Planning

Councillor 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

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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
Anti Poverty Strategy
Coroners
Violence Against Women and Girls
Disability Accessibility

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

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Portfolio holder for Environment and Climate Change

Councillor 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