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
  • External Relationships
  • South Midlands Authorities Board
  • Devolution
  • Local Government Association (LGA)
  • Bletchley Town Deal
  • Integrated Care Board (ICB) Integration
  • Planning Policy
  • Planning Services

Deputy Leader and Resources and Customer Experience Councillor Lauren Townsend

  • Finance and Budget 
  • Council Tax & Benefits 
  • Capital & Infrastructure 
  • Property, Facilities & IT
  • Human Resources 
  • Milton Keynes Development Partnership 
  • Procurement 
  • Customer Services 
  • Website

Community Safety - Councillor Amber McQuillan

  • START Taskforce 
  • Community Safety 
  • Knife Crime 
  • Domestic Abuse 
  • Traveller Encampments 
  • Anti-Social Behaviour 
  • Car Cruising
  • Parish Partnerships
  • Voluntary and Community Partnerships

Economy, Sustainability, and Innovation - Councillor Shanika Mahendran

  • Economic Development 
  • Skills 
  • Climate Change 
  • Net Zero 
  • Sustainability 
  • Biodiversity 
  • Energy 
  • Air Quality 
  • Smart Cities 
  • Innovation 
  • Artificial Intelligence 
  • Culture 
  • Events 
  • Equalities

Public Realm - Councillor Akash Nayee (Maternity cover for Jenny Wilson-Marklew)

  • Waste and Recycling 
  • Highways
  • Landscaping 
  • Transport
  • Road Safety
  • Flooding

Adult Services, Health & Communities - Councillor Donna Fuller

  • Adult Social Care 
  • Preventative Services 
  • Safeguarding Adults 
  • Public Health 
  • Mental Health 
  • Rough Sleeping 
  • Cost of Living support 
  • Reducing Child Poverty 
  • Reducing Inequalities 

Children and Young People - Councillor Joe Hearnshaw

  • Safeguarding Children 
  • Children’s Social Care 
  • Corporate Parenting 
  • Fostering & Adoption 
  • Schools & Education 
  • Family Centres 
  • Libraries 
  • Youth Services 
  • Youth Offending 
  • Criminal Justice

Housing - Councillor Ed Hume

  • Housing Services 
  • Repairs & Maintenance 
  • Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan 
  • Estate Renewal 
  • Temporary Accommodation

Regulatory Services - Councillor Mick Legg

  • Licensing 
  • Regulatory Services 
  • Environmental Health 
  • Bereavement Services 
  • Leisure & Community Assets 
  • Sport