Cabinet

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The Cabinet is made up of the Leader of the Council and other members, each of whom has responsibility for a particular group of council services.

The Cabinet take most of the day to day decisions about running the Council and the provision of services that are not the responsibility of other committees. 

One of the main functions of the Cabinet is to recommend the annual budget to the Council and to advise it on the development of major policies. 

The public and other Councillors can question Cabinet members about their areas of responsibility and comment on the issues discussed at its meetings.

You can find more details about what's included in each of the cabinet portfolios.

Cabinet members

• Leader of the Council: Councillor Stephen Robinson
• Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Chelmsford: Councillor Lynne Foster
• Cabinet Member for an Active Chelmsford: Councillor Natacha Dudley
• Cabinet Member for Finance: Councillor Chris Davidson
• Cabinet Member for a Greener Chelmsford: Councillor Rose Moore
• Cabinet Member for a Safer Chelmsford: Councillor Donna Eley

Cabinet deputies

In addition, the Leader of the Council has appointed Cabinet deputies. They are not members of the Cabinet but they support Cabinet members with specific areas of responsibility.

• Cabinet Deputy for Cultural Services: Councillor Jennie Lardge
• Cabinet Deputy for the Economic Development and Special Projects: Councillor Simon Goldman
• Cabinet Deputy for Support Services: Councillor Joanne Hawkins
• Cabinet Deputy for Sustainable Transport: Councillor Terry Sherlock

Shadow Cabinet and deputies

The largest opposition group on the council appoints spokespeople to shadow the Cabinet Members and ask questions at Cabinet meetings.

• Leader's Responsibilities: Councillor Roy Whitehead (Conservative)
• Deputy and Cultural and Support Services: Councillor Andrew Thorpe-Apps (Conservative) 
• Active Chelmsford: Councillor Julia Jeapes (Conservative) 
• Economic Development and Special Projects: Councillor James Raven (Conservative) 
• Fairer Chelmsford: Councillor Mike Steel (Conservative) 
• Finance: Councillor Roy Whitehead (Conservative)
• Greener Chelmsford: Councillor Jacob Armstrong (Conservative) 
• Safer Chelmsford: Councillor Philip Wilson (Conservative) 
• Sustainable Transport: Councillor Sue Dobson (Conservative)