The Cabinet comprises
of the leader and 9 cabinet members who each has responsibility for
a portfolio. The Cabinet discusses and takes decisions on the most
significant issues facing the council.
Cabinet members and portfolio holders

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Neil Emmott
Portfolio: Leader of the
Council
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Corporate Policy
•
Social Value
•
ICT and Digital
•
Public Service Reform
•
Special Projects

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Daalat Ali
Portfolio: Deputy Leader and
Cabinet Member for Health
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Public Health
•
Public Health Commissioning
•
Health and Wellbeing Board
•
Integrated Commissioning Board Greater Manchester Health and Social
Care Devolution
•
Relationship Manager for Your Trust
•
Drugs and Alcohol Commissioning
•
Integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
Commissioning
•
Local Care Organisation
•
COVID-19 recovery
•
STAR Procurement

Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor
Janet Emsley
Portfolio: Deputy Leader and
Cabinet Member for Equalities, Safety and Reform
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Libraries
•
Armed Forces
•
Community Safety
•
Equalities
•
Community Cohesion
•
Events
•
Tourism
•
Social Value
•
Town Hall Redevelopment

Cabinet
member and portfolio holder:
Councillor John Blundell
Portfolio: Economy and
Regeneration
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Jobs
•
Skills
•
Businesses
•
Planning
•
Rochdale Development Agency (RDA)
•
Planning and building control
•
Strategic estates and assets
•
Communications

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Carol Wardle
Portfolio: Finance and
Corporate
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Finance
•
Legal
•
Audit
•
Governance
•
Human Resources
•
Payroll
•
Health and Safety
•
Transformation

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Iftikhar Ahmed
Portfolio: Adult Care and
Wellbeing
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Adult safeguarding
•
Adult social care
•
Joint Commissioning and Care Strategy
•
Accommodation Strategy
•
Adult care commissioning
•
Integrated mental health and learning disability services
commissioning
•
Commissioning for all vulnerable and disabled groups within Care
Act
•
Commissioning Ageing Well Strategy

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Rachel Massey
Portfolio: Children’s
Services and Education
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Education
•
Children’s social care
•
Children’s safeguarding
•
Schools and Joint Commissioning – Children

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Susan Smith
Portfolio: Communities and
Co-operation
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Townships
•
Voluntary sector
•
Community centres
•
Culture
•
Integrated place work
•
Engagement
•
Cooperatives

Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor
Daniel Meredith
Portfolio: Highways and
Housing
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Highways
•
Strategic housing
•
Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) client
•
Walking and Cycling strategy

Cabinet member and portfolio holder:
Councillor Liam O’Rourke
Portfolio: Climate Change and
Environment
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Environmental management
•
Street lighting client
•
Facilities management
•
Property services
•
Delivering on the council’s Climate Change strategy to
achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability
•
Public protection
•
Low carbon
Assistant portfolio holders

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Linda Robinson
Portfolio: Assistant to Leader
of the Council
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Corporate Policy
•
Social Value
•
ICT and Digital
•
Public Service Reform
•
Special Projects

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Bev Place
Portfolio: Health
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Public Health
•
Public Health Commissioning
•
Health and Wellbeing Board
•
Integrated Commissioning Board Greater Manchester Health and Social
Care Devolution
•
Relationship Manager for Your Trust
•
Culture Strategy Drugs and Alcohol Commissioning
•
Integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Services
Commissioning
•
Local Care Organisation
•
COVID-19 recovery
•
STAR Procurement

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Elsie Blundell
Portfolio: Equalities, Safety
and Reform
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Libraries
•
Armed Forces
•
Community Safety
•
Equalities
•
Community Cohesion
•
Events
•
Tourism
•
Social Value
•
Town Hall Redevelopment

Assistant portfolio
holder: Councillor
Peter Williams
Portfolio: Economy and
Regeneration
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Jobs
•
Skills
•
Businesses
•
Planning
•
Town centre regeneration
•
Rochdale Development Agency (RDA)
•
Planning and building control
•
Strategic estates and assets
•
Communications

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Peter Hodgkinson
Portfolio: Finance and
Corporate
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Finance
•
Legal
•
Audit
•
Governance
•
Human Resources
•
Payroll
•
Health and Safety
•
Transformation

Assistant portfolio holder:
Councillor Billy Sheerin
Portfolio: Adult Care and
Wellbeing
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Adult safeguarding
•
Adult social care
•
Joint Commissioning and Care Strategy
•
Accommodation Strategy
•
Adult care commissioning
•
Integrated mental health and learning disability services
commissioning
•
Commissioning for all vulnerable and disabled groups within Care
Act
•
Commissioning Ageing Well Strategy

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Shah Wazir
Portfolio: Children’s
Services and Education
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Education
•
Children’s social care
•
Children’s safeguarding
•
Schools and Joint Commissioning – Children

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Susan Emmott
Portfolio: Communities and
Co-operation
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Townships
•
Voluntary sector
•
Community centres
•
Culture
•
Integrated place work
•
Engagement
•
Cooperatives

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Aftab Hussain
Portfolio: Highways and
Housing
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Highways
•
Property services
•
Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) client
•
Walking and cycling strategy

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor
Tricia Ayrton
Portfolio: Climate Change and
Environment
Portfolio
responsibilities:
•
Environmental management
•
Street lighting client
•
Facilities management
•
Property services
•
Delivering on the council’s Climate Change strategy to
achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability
•
Public protection
•
Low carbon