| Administrative History | The Cabinet is a Member group responsible for making proposals to Council about its priorities and resources should be used. Once agreed by Council, these proposals become the Council’s Budget and Policy Framework (“the Framework”).
The Cabinet is then responsible for making all necessary arrangements to ensure that the priorities identified by the Council are delivered within the budgets and policies set by Council.
CABINET RESPONSIBILITIES:
Sections A1 and B1 of the council’s constitution set out which functions are not Executive (cabinet) functions, either by operation of law, or because they are “local choice” functions which Council has decided not to allocate to the Cabinet. Council has decided that all other functions of the authority will be carried out by the Cabinet.
Cabinet is therefore responsible for deciding how to implement Council budgets and policies, for monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of all budgets and policies, joint working, area working and localism arrangements, corporate and community governance arrangements, and all services provided by, for and to the Council.
Cabinet is empowered to do anything it considers necessary or appropriate to deliver the Council’s priorities so long as any action taken or policy adopted is not contrary to the Budget and Policy Framework. Cabinet makes recommendations to relevant bodies in respect of any matters not within its remit, including suggesting alterations to the Budget and Policy Framework.
If the Cabinet or individual Cabinet Members are minded to make a decision notwithstanding advice from Officers that the proposed decision is not within the adopted Budget and Policy Framework, the matter is referred to Council for a decision |