What is the Cabinet?
Northamptonshire's cabinet is comprised of eight Conservative councillors and the Conservative Leader of the council.
Cabinet members work closely with the corporate directors and professional officers of the council to ensure the successful implementation of the decisions they make.
Cabinet Members
Each Cabinet member is responsible and publicly accountable for a range of council services - this is their 'portfolio'.
Benefits of cabinet-style local government
Cabinet style local government is designed to deliver greater efficiency, transparency and accountability to Northamptonshire Council's decision-making process.
Efficiency
More business is transacted in a shorter time-span, with better quality control, enabling the council to be more responsive to the needs of the local community.
Openness
The full council has become more open. Meeting in public and public access to all non-confidential papers, the council gives members of all political groupings a voice in every decision.
Cabinet and Scrutiny Committee meetings also take place in public and every single decision the Cabinet and Cabinet Members make are published in the public domain.
Residents, applicants and objectors have the right to petition Cabinet Members and present their views at various meetings.
Further information
More information about Cabinet portfolios is available here:
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