Cabinet

The Council has a single party Cabinet made up of ten councillors. The Cabinet provides transparent and accountable political leadership. It also takes away a lot of the business detail involved in delivering the Council's corporate priorities. This frees up time for the majority of councillors to exercise their ward councillor role. It enables them to focus on how the Council delivers services on the ground.   The Cabinet works within the Council's agreed policy framework. It can set up sub-committees to consider specific issues in detail. All Cabinet members are accessible to other councillors and their individual and collective decisions may be subject to scrutiny.   Cabinet Membership:  

Leader (Chair)

Deputy Leader

  Plus eight additional Cabinet members as follows:          

Children’s Services Community Cohesion and Enforcement

Culture and Inclusion

Health and Social Care

Planning and Regulatory Services

Housing

Transport and Waste

Environment and Placemaking

  Each Cabinet member has responsibility for the services within their portfolio.  Full details can be found here.  

Responsibilities of the Cabinet   The role of the Cabinet is to:  

Deliver services to the public

Give political direction and guidance to the officer executive

Improve the Council's performance

Create and sustain effective partnerships

Respond to issues raised by the Scrutiny Panels and other Council bodies.

Develop and consult on policy proposals

Propose the Council's Budget

Deliver the Community Plan

  There are 4 Associate Cabinet members for the following areas: Enfield North Enfield South East Enfield West Non-geographical

The ACM's role is to provide an overview and insight into spatial issues affecting local communities.  These councillors do not make Executive Decisions and have no voting rights.