Cabinet

Quorum: 3 Each Cabinet Member has a portfolio of responsibility for a particular service area:

Council Leader  

Councillor Brent Carter  

·   Whole Authority Strategy and Direction ·   Represents Council in strategic partnerships with Welsh Government, UK Government and WLGA ·   Represents Council in regional partnerships including CCR, CJCs, PSBs ·   Appointment of Cabinet & portfolio responsibilities ·   Lead & manage the work of the Cabinet ·   Liaison with other political group leaders  

Deputy Leader Cabinet Member for Climate Change & Communities  

Councillor David Jones   Click here for an introduction video

·   Deputising role for Leader, whenever appropriate ·   Climate Change & Decarbonisation ·   Landscape, Ecology & Biodiversity ·   Waste Management & Recycling ·   Highways & Engineering ·   Fleet Management ·   Environmental Cleansing ·   Grounds Maintenance ·   Parks & Bereavement Services ·   Building & Development Control  

Cabinet Member for Education, Culture & Welsh Language  

Councillor Gareth Lewis   Click here for an introduction video

·   School Improvement ·   Inclusion inc. Attendance/EHE/EAL ·   Planning of School Places ·   Additional Learning Needs ·   Wellbeing ·   Governor Services ·   Admissions ·   Local Management of Schools ·   Catering; Health & Safety /Cleaning (Schools) ·   Home to School Transport ·   Museums ·   Libraries ·   Welsh Language inc. WESP  

Cabinet Member for Social Care, Health & Youth Participation  

Councillor Louise Minett Vokes   Click here for an introduction video

·   Adults Social Services ·   Children’s Social Services ·   Community Development ·   Safeguarding ·   Wellbeing & Early response including Advocacy & Leaving Care Services ·   Supporting Permanence ·   Merthyr Tydfil Family Centre/Integrated Family Support ·   Children with Disabilities ·   Children Looked After ·   Fostering & Adoption ·   Intake including Enhanced Child in Need Service & Children’s Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub ·   Supported Housing ·   Initial Support Services ·   Day Services ·   Older People Disability ·   Psychiatry of Old Age ·   Complaints Assessment & Charging ·   Contracting ·   Social Care Workforce Development ·   Community Occupational Therapy ·   Preventative Services ·   Tackling Poverty ·   Families First & early Years (including Flying Start) ·   Youth Services ·   Cwm Taf Youth Offending Service  

Cabinet Member for Financial Sustainability, Assets & Commercial  

Councillor Anna Williams-Price   Click here for an introduction video  

·   Finance ·   Revenue & Benefits ·   Commercialisation and Procurement ·   Estates & Asset Management ·   Property Services ·   Customer Services Model (including Lifeline) ·   IT Services ·   Audit Service  

Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration Leisure & Tourism  

Councillor Jamie Scriven   Click here for an introduction video  

·   Economic Development ·   Physical Regeneration ·   Tourism & Destination Management ·   Employability Services ·   Housing & Homelessness ·   Leisure Services & Development ·   External Funding (Grant) Management & Evaluation