Meeting agendas, reports and minutes published on behalf of

Cabinet

This page lists proposed meetings of Cabinet and historic meeting dates with agendas and minutes.

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Information about Cabinet

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

Title: Councillor Neil Emmott. - Description: Title: Councillor Neil Emmott.
Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor Neil Emmott

Portfolio: Leader of the Council

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              COVID-19 recovery

•              Corporate Policy

•              STAR Procurement

•              Social Value

•              ICT and Digital

•              Public Service Reform

•              Special Projects

 

 

 

Title: Councillor Daalat Ali - Description: Title: Daalat Ali.
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 Link4Life

•              Culture Strategy Drugs and Alcohol Commissioning

•              Integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Services Commissioning

•              Local Care Organisation

 

 

 

Title: Councillor Sara Rowbotham - Description: Councillor Sara Rowbotham
Cabinet member and portfolio holder:  Councillor Sara Rowbotham

Portfolio: Deputy Leader and Climate Change and Sustainability

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Deliver on the council’s Climate Change Strategy to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability

•              Public protection

•              Low carbon

•              Walking and Cycling Strategy

 

 

Title: Councillor John Blundell - Description: Councillor John Blundell
Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor John Blundell

Portfolio: Economy and Communications

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Jobs

•              Skills

•              Businesses

•              Planning

•              Town centre regeneration

•              Rochdale Development Agency (RDA)

•              Planning and building control

•              Strategic estates and assets

•              Communications

 

 

Title: Councillor Carol Wardle - Description: Councillor Carol Wardle
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

 

 

Title: Councillor Iftikhar Ahmed - Description: Councillor Iftikhar Ahmed
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

 

 

Title: Councillor Rachel Massey - Description: Councillor Rachel Massey
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

 

 

 

Title: Councillor Susan Smith - Description: Councillor Susan Smith
Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor Susan Smith

Portfolio: Communities and Co-operation

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Townships

•              Libraries

•              Community safety

•              Voluntary sector

•              Community cohesion

•              Community centres

•              Culture

•              Events

•              Equalities

•              Integrated place work

•              Engagement

•              Coroners and registrars

 

 

 

Title: Councillor Daniel Meredith - Description: ouncillor Daniel Meredith
Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor Daniel Meredith

Portfolio: Highways and Housing

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Highways

•              Property services

•              Strategic housing

•              Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) client

 

 

 

 

Title: Councillor Liam O’Rourke - Description: Councillor Liam O’Rourke
Cabinet member and portfolio holder: Councillor Liam O’Rourke

Portfolio: Environment and Facilities

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Environmental management

•              Street lighting client

•              Facilities management

 

 

 

Assistant portfolio holders

 

Title: Councillor Patricia Dale - Description: Councillor Patricia Dale
Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Patricia Dale

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 Link4Life

•              Culture Strategy Drugs and Alcohol Commissioning

•              Integrated Mental Health and Learning Disability Services Commissioning

•              Local Care Organisation

 

 

Title: Councillor Shah Wazir - Description: Councillor Shah Wazir
Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Shah Wazir

Portfolio: Climate Change and Sustainability

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Deliver on the council’s Climate Change Strategy to achieve social, economic and environmental sustainability

•              Public protection

•              Low carbon

•              Walking and Cycling Strategy

 

 

Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Philip Massey

Portfolio: Economy and Communications

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Jobs

•              Skills

•              Businesses

•              Planning

•              Town centre regeneration

•              Rochdale Development Agency (RDA)

•              Planning and building control

•              Strategic estates and assets

•              Communications

 

 

Title: Councillor Peter Williams - Description: Councillor Peter Williams
Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Peter Williams

Portfolio: Finance and Corporate

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Finance

•              Legal

•              Audit

•              Governance

•              Human Resources

•              Payroll

•              Health and Safety

•              Transformation

 

 

Title: Councillor Billy Sheerin - Description: Councillor Billy Sheerin
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

 

 

Title: Councillor Elsie Wraighte - Description: Councillor Elsie Wraighte
Assistant portfolio holder:  Councillor Elsie Wraighte

Portfolio: Children’s Services and Education

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Education

•              Children’s social care

•              Children’s safeguarding

•              Schools and Joint Commissioning – Children

 

 

Title: Councillor Aftab Hussain - Description: Councillor Aftab Hussain
Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Aftab Hussain

Portfolio: Communities and Co-operation

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Townships

•              Libraries

•              Community safety

•              Voluntary sector

•              Community cohesion

•              Community centres

•              Culture

•              Events

•              Equalities

•              Integrated place work

•              Engagement

•              Coroners and registrars

 

 

Title: Councillor Linda Robinson - Description: Councillor Linda Robinson
Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Linda Robinson

Portfolio: Highways and Housing

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Highways

•              Property services

•              Strategic housing

•              Rochdale Borough Housing (RBH) client

 

 

Title: Councillor Kallum Nolan - Description: Councillor Kallum Nolan
Assistant portfolio holder: Councillor Kallum Nolan

Portfolio: Environment and Facilities

Portfolio responsibilities:

•              Environmental management

•              Street lighting client

•              Facilities management