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
Following the Local Elections on 6th May, Cabinet membership is under review.
Cabinet Portfolios 2021/22
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Economic and Social Reform
Cabinet Member: Cllr Arooj Shah, Leader of the Council |
City Region |
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Economic Recovery |
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Community Wealth Building |
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Reducing inequalities |
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Tackling Poverty |
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Transport |
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Community and Business Engagement |
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Communications |
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External Relationships and Partnerships |
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Community Cohesion |
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Borough Strategy |
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Education and Skills
Cabinet Member: Cllr Shaid Mushtaq |
Covid recovery for education and skills |
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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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Lifelong Learning |
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Apprenticeships |
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Libraries, Heritage and Arts (cultural strategy) |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Mohon Ali
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Neighbourhoods
Cabinet Member: Cllr Amanda Chadderton |
Covid recovery for neighbourhoods |
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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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District Working |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Steve Williams
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Finance and Low Carbon
Cabinet Member: Cllr Abdul Jabbar |
Covid recovery for finance and low carbon |
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Finance |
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Capital projects and investments |
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ICT and transactional services |
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Revenues and benefits |
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Energy |
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Green New Deal |
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Unity Partnership |
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Corporate Property and Assets |
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Clean Air |
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Deputy Cabinet: Cllr George Hulme
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Children and Young People
Cabinet Member: Cllr Eddie Moores |
Covid recovery for children and young people |
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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 Valerie Leach
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Health and Social Care
Cabinet Member: Cllr Zahid Chauhan |
Covid recovery for health and wellbeing |
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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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Leisure (incl. OCL) |
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Sports and Sport Development |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Ros Birch |
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Corporate Services
Cabinet Member: Cllr Jean Stretton |
Covid recovery for corporate services |
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Workforce and Organisational Development |
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Transformation |
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Digital |
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Customer Services |
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Performance |
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Legal Services |
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Deputy Cabinet Member: Cllr Chris Goodwin
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Housing
Cabinet Member: Cllr Hannah Roberts |
Covid recovery for Housing |
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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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Landlord Licensing |
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Employment and Enterprise
Cabinet Member: Cllr Shoab Akhtar
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Covid recovery for Employment and Business |
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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 Clint Phythian |
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