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Cabinet Members

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Cabinet is responsible for taking most of the important decisions affecting the work of the County Council, except those decisions that have been delegated to the six local committees.  Following the Couny Council elections on 4th June 2009 and the Council's Annual Meeting held in Kendal on 18th June 2009, the Cabinet comprises 6 Conservative Members, 3 Labour Members and 1 Independent Member.  The Cabinet Members are detailed below:

Councillor Eddie Martin (Conservative) - Leader of the Council

Councillor Eddie Martin
Responsibilities:  
  • National, Regional and Local Partnerships 
  • Policy and Performance Management 
  • Public Relations and Communications
  • Reputation Management
  • Lobbying             

Leaders Correspondence

Councillor Stewart Young (Labour) - Resources and also Deputy Leader of the Council

Councillor Stewart Young

Responsibilities:

  • Finance and Budgets
  • Audit
  • Property, including Better Places to Work
  • Strategic Procurement
  • New Major Contract Negotiation 
  • Democratic Services
  • Legal
  • Premises

Councillor Anne Burns (Labour) - Children`s Social Care

Councillor Anne Burns

Responsibilities:

  • Children's Social Care
  • Child Protection and Safeguarding
  • Partnership and Children's Trust
  • Family Support
  • Services to Children and Families
  • Integrated Youth Support (IYSS)

Councillor Duncan Fairbairn (Conservative) - Schools and Learning

Councillor Duncan Fairbairn
Responsibilities:
  • Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education
  • Further Education (16-19) 
  • Building Schools for the Future
  • Adult Education and Lifelong Learning
  • Leadership and Support of Schools 
  • Academies
  • University of Cumbria and Newton Rigg        

Councillor Tim Knowles (Labour) - Transport and Environment

Councillor Tim Knowles

Responsibilities:

  • All Transportation matters including LTP3, Integrated Systems and Fleet Management
  • Spatial Planning
  • Environment
  • Waste Management - including Nuclear Waste
  • Carbon Reduction

Councillor Elizabeth Mallinson (Conservative) - Organisational Development

Councillor Elizabeth Mallinson
Responsibilities:
  • HR including Single Status
  • Completion of Equal Pay
  • ICT Client
  • Business Improvement
  • Negotiations to complete Capita Contract up to 1 February 2011
  • Equality and Diversity 
  • Health and Safety 
  • The Management of Change
  • Workforce Planning
  • Member and Staff Training and Development         

Councillor Tony Markley (Conservative) - Economy and Highways

Councillor Tony Markley
Responsibilities:  
  • Economic Development and Inward Investment
  • Cumbria Vision 
  • Highways including Rights of Way   
  • Nuclear New Build
  • Sea Fisheries
  • Highways Contracts from 1 February 2011
 

Councillor James Airey (Conservative) - Adult Social Care

Councillor James Airey
Responsibilities: 
  • Adult Social Care
  • Learning and Disability Partnership
  • Safeguarding and Care of Vulnerable Adults
  • Dignity Agenda
  • Assessment and Care Management
  • Direct Social Care Provision (Cumbria Care)
  • Health Policy         

 

 

Councillor Oliver Pearson (Independent) - Stronger Communities

Councillor Oliver Pearson
Responsibilities:
  • Community Development and Cohesion
  • Devolution
  • Social Inclusion and Wellbeing
  • Local Links
  • Customer Services
  • Parish Liaison and CALC
  • Localism and Cultural Development
  • Scrutiny
  • Anti-poverty Strategy including DRAMA and Credit Unions
  • 3rd Sector     

Councillor Gary Strong (Conservative) - Community Safety and Local Services

Councillor Gary Strong

Responsibilities:

  • Safer and Stronger Communities 
  • Fire and Rescue Services
  • Trading Standards 
  • Community Protection
  • Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRP)
  • Community Safety
  • Emergency/Resilience Planning
  • Libraries
  • Archives
  • Coroners
  • Registrars