Cabinet meetings

The operational decisions of Milton Keynes City Council are taken by the Leader of the Council and a group of councillors known as the Cabinet or the Executive.

The Cabinet carries out all of the Council's functions which are not the responsibility of any other part of the Council.

The Cabinet produces monthly a Forward Plan of all key and non-key decisions which are to be taken.

Who are the Cabinet members and what are they responsible for?

• Pete Marland - Leader of the Council
• Robin Bradburn - Cabinet Member for Economy & Culture
• Emily Darlington - Cabinet Member for Adults, Housing and Healthy Communities
• Rob Middleton - Cabinet Member for Resources
• Lauren Townsend - Cabinet Member for Public Realm
• Jane Carr - Cabinet Member for Tackling Social Inequalities
• Zoe Nolan - Cabinet Member for Children and Families
• Jenny Wilson-Marklew - Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Sustainability
• Paul Trendall - Customer Services

The areas that Cabinet Members are responsible for is set out in Cabinet Portfolios. 

Can I attend a Cabinet meeting?

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings of the Cabinet unless there is confidential or exempt information being discussed. Thirty minutes is allocated at every meeting for public questions where notice has been given in advance to the Head of Democratic Services. The Government has produced a Guide to attending Cabinet meetings.

Due to the amount of business to be transacted the Cabinet has 'delegated authority' for some decisions to be taken by Council Officers. The Council's constitution provides a detailed description of these responsibilities.

Calling in a Decision

Decisions of the Cabinet or a decision by an individual Cabinet member are subject to a call-in procedure whereby residents of Milton Keynes or elected representatives can ask for a decision to be reviewed. Any two councillors, the chair or clerk of any Parish or Town Council or any 20 residents of Milton Keynes may call-in a decision within a period of 5 days of that decision being published. The call-in will be considered at a meeting of a Scrutiny Sub-Committee, which will be held within 10 days of the call-in.

The Scrutiny Sub-Committee will have the power to

• refer the decision back to the Cabinet member or Cabinet that made the decision
• refer the decision to a meeting of full Council
• agree that the decision should stand

If you wish to call-in a decision you can download a 

Calling In Request Form.docx (28.55KB)

form which should be sent to:

The Director of Law and Governance
Civic Offices
1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ

Sharon.Bridglalsingh@Milton-keynes.gov.uk