Cabinet roles and responsibilities

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Role of a Cabinet member

Cabinet members are responsible for:

leading on developing council policy and make recommendations to the Cabinet
providing guidance to the Cabinet on developments within the portfolio
giving guidance to the Cabinet on budget priorities
monitoring performance and make sure policy is delivered
leading on improving council services
making sure that activities meet the council's overall vision, core values and guiding principles
contributing to debate and decision-making
working with councillors who are not members of the Cabinet, members of the opposition and officers to make sure that the overview and scrutiny process works correctly
appearing before and responding to overview and scrutiny committee reports
representing the council at a national and local level

Each Cabinet member is the spokesperson for the policy area or 'portfolio' they are responsible for.