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The Cabinet

Decision Support Unit - May 2008
deborah.nicholson@kirklees.gov.uk

The Cabinet is the executive decision-making body within the council's structures, which is chaired by Councillor Robert C Light. Its full membership includes:

Member Responsible for
Cllr Margaret R Bates Health and Adult Services
Cllr Jim Dodds (Deputy Leader of the Council) Children's Services
Cllr Donald M Firth Corporate and Business Services
Cllr David James Hall Transportation and Green Services
Cllr Khizar Iqbal Safer and Stronger Communities
Cllr Robert C Light (Leader of the Council) The Leader
Cllr Andrew L Palfreeman Finance and Governance
Cllr Kenneth D Sims Regeneration
Cllr Elizabeth E Smaje Leisure and Neighbourhood Services

Each Cabinet Councillor has a specific portfolio of work for which he or she is responsible. Cabinet Councillors report back to the Cabinet on a regular basis on the work which they or their Services are doing. Councillors on the Cabinet also work together on a collective basis to deal with a much broader range of issues.

Cabinet Meetings take place every two weeks (with the exception of those days when the Full Council meetings take place).

Cabinet meetings are public meetings and members of the public are encouraged to attend and to offer their contributions and ideas regarding the agenda items. Details on all of these meetings are incorporated within the council's Calendar of Meetings.

The Leader of the Council and the Cabinet are also required to publish a Forward Plan of Key Decisions to highlight any significant items within their work programme over the next 4 months.

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