Sunday, March 30, 2008

LAMBETH COUNCIL CHANGES

Cabinet CHANGES LAMBETH

( or how officers retain the upper hand )

Leader of the Council - Cllr Steve Reed

Councillor Steve Reed is the Leader of the Council. He oversees the work and direction of the council, making sure that local people get the services they require.

Responsibilities include: chairing the Cabinet; overall political responsibility for Lambeth Council, communications, partnerships and external relations including Lambeth First - our Local Strategic Partnership.

He can be contacted on:
020 7926 1167
sreed@lambeth.gov.uk

Deputy Leader of the Council - Cllr Jackie Meldrum

Councillor Jackie Meldrum is the Deputy Leader of the Council and a board member of the ALMO which manages housing for Lambeth.

Responsibilities include: Deputy Chair of the Cabinet, performance management, service transformation, human resources and emergency planning.

She can be contacted on:
020 7926 1708
jmeldrum@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources - Cllr Jim Dickson

Councillor Dickson is responsible for the council's budget, business rates, council tax and benefits, procurement, assets and property management, audit and anti-fraud work, pension fund investment, insurance, legal services, capital programme, customer centres, facilities management, staff accommodation, Electoral Services and Information Technology.

He can be contacted on:
020 3149 6657
jdickson@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration - Cllr Lib Peck

Councillor Lib Peck is responsible for strategic housing, commissioning services from the ALMO (which manages Lambeth's housing), town planning, regeneration and sustainable builds.

She can be contacted on:
020 8673 4697
lpeck@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Children and Young People - Cllr Paul McGlone

Councillor Paul McGlone is responsible for Schools, Early Years Service (including children's centres, childcare, nursery schools and nursery classes), Building Schools for the Future (the programme that will renovate every school in the borough), youth services, child social care and family support.

He can be contacted on:
020 8674 3250
pmcglone@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Employment and Enterprise - Cllr John Kazantzis

Councillor Kazantzis is responsible for the Sustainable Community Strategy the long-term, overarching plan for the borough - for tackling worklessness, local area agreements, promoting social enterprise, jobs, skills training, business growth, anti-poverty strategies and adult learning.

He can be contacted on:
020 8677 9199
jkazantzis@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Environment - Cllr Sally Prentice

Councillor Prentice is responsible for street care, recycling and refuse collection, licensing, transport and highways, a firm but fair parking team, waste management and environmental sustainability.

She can be contacted on:
020 7587 0160
sprentice@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Sport - Cllr Mark Bennett

Councillor Bennett is responsible for leisure and sporting facilities, libraries, cultural services, parks, opportunities as a result of the Olympics and Lambeth's customer services strategy.

He can be contacted on:
020 8769 8541
mebennett@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Health and Care Services - Cllr Lorna Campbell

Councillor Campbell is responsible for services for older people, disabilities, mental health issues, people with or affected by HIV or AIDS, carers, Careline, sheltered housing support, adult residential care and working with the voluntary sector and faith groups.

She can be contacted on:
020 7193 8428
lcampbell@lambeth.gov.uk

Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities - Cllr Donatus Anyanwu

Councillor Anyanwu is responsible for helping Lambeth support the police fight crime and anti-social behaviour through the Safer Lambeth Partnership, tackling hate crimes including bullying and domestic violence, the Youth Offending Service , Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), fireworks, graffiti, working with the police's Safer Neighbourhood Teams, equalities, community cohesion and community engagement.