As Cabinet Member for Communities & Housing, responsibilities include:

·       Children’s Centres, Nurseries, Child Care

·       Action to address poverty/Tackling inequality

·       Community Cohesion and community assets

·       Better Start and Early Years

·       Drugs & Alcohol Service

·       Homelessness

·       Housing Management (including ALMO)

·       Public Health

·       Library Services

·       Domestic abuse

·       Community engagement and 3rd Sector support

·       Health Inequalities (Strategic Lead)

The substitute Cabinet Member for this post is Councillor Laurie Burton.