Members of the Cabinet 2023/24
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Stephen Cooksey is supported by a Cabinet.
- Leader of the Council – Councillor Stephen Cooksey
- Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance – Councillor Bridget Kendrick
- Cabinet Member for Planning – Councillor Margaret Cooksey
- Cabinet Member for Community Services – Councillor Rosemary Hobbs
- Cabinet Member for Internal Services and Security – Councillor Paul Kennedy
- Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Wellbeing – Councillor Claire Malcomson
- Cabinet Member for Property and Projects – Councillor Keira Vyvyan-Robinson
- Cabinet Member for Sustainable Economy – Councillor Clayton Wellman
- Cabinet Member for Leisure and Tourism – Councillor Nick Wright
Portfolio details
- Annual Plan including corporate strategy
- Communications
- Governance Statement
- Relations with Districts and County
- Shared Prosperity Fund
- Audit – Internal and External
- Asset Investment
- Finance and Budget
- Finance policy
- Revenues and Exchequer
- Transformation
- Benefits and Benefit fraud
- CIL Spending Applications
- Community Grants
- Corporate Fraud and Investigation
- Insurance
- Performance Management
- Risk Management
- Strategic and Business Planning
- Building Control
- Conservation Area Enhancement & Promotion of Heritage Assets
- Development Management
- Gatwick
- Land charges
- Local Plan
- Neighbourhood Plans
- Street naming. Numbering and name plates
- Planning enforcement
- Planning Policy
- Planning support
- TPO’s
- CIL Allocations Policy
- Affordable Housing and Housing Services
- Asylum Seekers and Homes for Ukraine
- Homelessness
- Environmental Health
- Waste and Recycling
- Street Cleaning
- Garden Waste scheme
- Community litter picks
- Winter preparations
- Volunteering Scheme
- Licensing
- Youth Services and Youth
- Governance and revision of Constitution
- Boundary Review
- Committee System Review
- Customer Services
- Business continuity
- Data Protection and Data Quality
- Democratic Services
- Electoral Services
- Freedom of Information
- Legal services
- Emergency Planning
- Human Resources
- Equalities and Community Relations
- Health and Safety
- Anti-Social Behaviour
- Community Safety
- JET and Enforcement
- Active Travel – Cycling, walking policy liaison with County
- Climate Change Action Plan
- Climate change projects and grant applications
- County and District Liaison on Climate Change
- Countryside conservation and biodiversity
- Green policies
- Trees on Council land
- Water Refill Scheme
- LCWIP
- Wellbeing
- Fairfield Centre
- Mole Valley Life – Telecare, Out-of-hours services, Lone worker advice
- Community Transport
- Safeguarding
- Facilities Management
- Procurement
- Property
- ICT – Digital Strategy
- Transform Leatherhead
- Major grant applications
- Projects as determined
- CCTV
- Business Advice and Support
- Car Parking Strategy and Parking Enforcement
- Coast to Capital LEP
- Dorking Foundry
- Economic Development
- Opportunity Dorking
- Pippbrook House
- Town and village centres other than Leatherhead including rural areas
- Working with Partners to promote economy and attract external funding
- Leisure policies
- Allotments
- Arts, Sports and Cultural Development
- Arts Alive
- Cemeteries
- Children’s Playgrounds
- Dorking Halls
- Leisure Centres and Leisure Contract Monitoring
- Liaison with theatres (including Leatherhead Theatre) and dramatic arts
- Holiday Activities for children
- Monitoring grounds maintenance contract
- Meadowbank
- Meadowbank Stadium
- Parks and Open Spaces
- Sports Development
- Tourism
- Tourist Information