1. Cabinet
The Cabinet is made up of a Leader, a Deputy Leader and up to 9 councillors appointed by the Leader.
The Cabinet is responsible for strategic decisions and recommends proposals for approval by full Council on the budget, Council Tax levels and the Council’s policy framework.
The Cabinet can form committees, working groups and panels. For example, a sub committee of the Cabinet has been formed to take decisions about Trust Land within the Borough.
The Cabinet meets monthly. For minutes and agendas Browse meetings.
What does the Cabinet do?
The Leader of the Council may determine to exercise any of the executive functions of the Council personally, or may arrange for the exercise of any of the Council’s executive functions by:
- The Cabinet
- By a Committee of the Cabinet
- By an officer of the Council in consultation with a Member of the Cabinet.
Powers of the Cabinet
- Implement agreed policies
- Give political leadership
- Make key decisions
- Proposes policy framework
- Proposes the budget
- Makes recommendations to Council
Cabinet members
Cabinet Portfolios 2022 - 23
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Regeneration and Housing
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Economic Growth |
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Strategic Housing |
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Housing quality and enforcement |
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Planning and building control |
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Homelessness |
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Transport |
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Landlord licensing |
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External Relationships and Partnerships |
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Capital projects and investment |
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Borough Strategy |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Kyle Phythian |
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Finance and Low Carbon
Cabinet Member: Cllr Abdul Jabbar |
Finance |
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Revenues and benefits |
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Energy |
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Green New Deal |
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Corporate Property and Assets |
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Clean Air |
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Neighbourhoods
Cabinet Member: Vacancy |
Highways |
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Trading Standards and Licensing |
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Registrars and Cemeteries |
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Environmental Services |
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Waste and recycling |
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Parks and Countryside |
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Justice and Community Safety |
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Emergency Planning |
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Districts |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Steve Williams Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Chris Goodwin
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Culture and Leisure Cabinet Member: Cllr Elaine Taylor |
Culture |
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| Events |
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Children and Young People
Cabinet Member: Cllr Eddie Moores |
Child safeguarding |
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Children’s Partnership |
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Adoption and fostering |
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Children Looked After |
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Children’s health and wellbeing |
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Youth Service |
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Early Years |
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Early Help |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Leanne Munroe
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Health and Social Care
Cabinet Member: Cllr Barbara Brownridge |
Adult Social Services |
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Adult safeguarding |
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Provider services |
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Disability services and adaptations |
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Family support |
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Integrated Care System development |
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Health Improvement |
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Mental Health and wellbeing |
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Isolation |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Steven Bashforth |
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Corporate Services
Cabinet Member: Cllr Shahid Mushtaq |
Workforce and Organisational Development |
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Transformation |
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IT and Digital |
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Customer Services |
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Performance |
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Legal Services |
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Education and Skills
Cabinet Member: Cllr Mohon Ali |
Education and Skills |
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Education Alliance |
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School Place Planning |
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Looked after children - educational performance |
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Work and skills strategy |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Ros Birch |
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Employment and Enterprise
Cabinet Member: Cllr Shoab Akhtar
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Employment |
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Get Oldham Working |
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Employability |
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Business Support |
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Markets |
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Supporting VCSFE sector |
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Social Infrastructure |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr George Hulme |
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