Cabinet Portfolios

Each Cabinet member holds a portfolio of responsibilities. You can find out what area of the Council's work each councillor deals with here.

Leader of the Cabinet - Councillor Pete Marland

  • Council Plan
  • Communications
  • Policy
  • Ox-MK-Cam Arc
  • Central Area Growth Board (CAGB)
  • Fast Growth Cities
  • LGA
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • SEMLEP
  • External Relations
  • Smart Cities
  • Planning Policy
  • Development Control Services

Deputy Leader and Economy, Recovery and Renewal - Councillor Robin Bradburn

  • COVID-19 Recovery
  • Economic Development
  • Business Support
  • Inward Investment
  • VCSE Sector
  • CMK Bid
  • Events
  • Culture

Adults, Housing and Healthy Communities - Councillor Emily Darlington

  • Adult Social Care
  • Preventative Services
  • Safeguarding Adults
  • Housing Services
  • Repairs & Maintenance
  • Mental Health
  • Rough Sleeping & Homelessness
  • Regeneration and Estate Renewal
  • Deputises for the Leader at SEMLEP, ARC and CAGB

Resources - Councillor Robert Middleton

  • Finance and Budget
  • Council Tax and Benefits
  • Performance 
  • Capital and Infrastructure
  • Procurement
  • Property and Facilities
  • Human Resources
  • Milton Keynes Development Partnership
  • Local Housing Company
  • Shared Services

    Public Realm - Councillor Lauren Townsend

    • Public Realm
    • Community Safety
    • Flooding 
    • Reducing Knife Crime 
    • Tackling Exploitation and Gangs 
    • Waste and Recycling 
    • Highway Maintenance 
    • Fly-tipping & Litter 
    • Landscaping 

    Tackling Inequalities and Child Poverty - Councillor Jane Carr

    • Reducing Child Poverty
    • Equalities
    • Reducing Inequalities
    • Public Health
    • Skills
    • Higher Education
    • Youth Offending
    • Youth Services
    • Criminal Justice
    • Leisure and Community Assets
    • Sport

    Children & Families - Councillor Zoe Nolan

    • Safeguarding Children
    • Children's Social Care
    • Corporate Parenting
    • Fostering & Adoption
    • Schools & Partnerships
    • Children's Centres
    • Libraries

    Climate Action and Sustainability - Councillor Jenny Wilson-Marklew

    • Sustainability 
    • Climate Change
    • Biodiversity
    • Energy Policy
    • Citizen Panel on Climate Change
    • Air Quality
    • Transport Policy
    • Public Transport
    • Low Traffic Schemes
    • Road Safety
    • Strategic Water Management
    • Parish Partnerships

    Customer Services - Councillor Paul Trendall

    • Licensing and Regulatory Services 
    • Environmental Health
    • Bereavement Services
    • Customer Services
    • Website