Portfolios

Leader/Cabinet Executive

Cabinet - 10

Portfolio number	Portfolio title	Portfolio holder
Portfolio 1	Community and Strategic Leadership / Leader	Councillor Steve Hunt (Leader)
Portfolio 2	Finance, Performance and Social Justice	Councillor Simon Knoyle
Portfolio 3	Education and Early Years	Councillor Nia Jenkins
Portfolio 4	Climate Change and Economic Growth	Councillor Jeremy Hurley
Portfolio 5	Nature, Tourism, and Well-being	Councillor Cen Phillips
Portfolio 6	Children and Family Services	Councillor Sian Harris
Portfolio 7	Adult Social Services and Health	Councillor Jo Hale
Portfolio 8	Housing and Community Safety	Councillor Alun Llewelyn
Portfolio 9	Strategic Planning, Transport and Connectivity	Councillor Wyndham Griffiths
Portfolio 10	Streetscene	Councillor Scott Jones

Cabinet

Cabinet (10)

All Cabinet Members
Major plans, policies, service change and budgets, including Decarbonisation and Renewable Energy Policy and strategic response to the nature emergency

Cabinet (Sub Committee)

Cabinet (Policy and Resources) Sub Committee (3)

Holder of:

Portfolio 2
Leader and Deputy Leader to attend as voting members

Cabinet Committees/Boards

Social Services, Housing and Community Safety (3)

Holders of:

Portfolio 6
Portfolio 7
Portfolio 8

Education, Skills and Wellbeing (3)

Holders of:

Portfolio 3
Portfolio 4 (for regional education, skills and training arrangements; lifelong learning, adult education and post-16 provision; employability)
Portfolio 5

Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services (3)

Holders of:

Portfolio 4 (functions not covered in Education, Skills and Wellbeing)
Portfolio 9
Portfolio 10 (excluding decarbonisation and renewable energy policy and the strategic response to the nature emergency)

Notes

If any Cabinet Board Member is unable to attend, any other Cabinet Member may substitute as a voting Member on the Cabinet Board
Leader and Deputy Leader, as of right, may attend any Cabinet Board; other Cabinet Members may also be invited to attend other Cabinet Boards depending on the issues

Portfolio 1 - Community and Strategic Leadership (Leader)

Political Leadership
Policy and Strategic Resource Planning
Covid-19 Recovery
Corporate Plan, including wellbeing objectives and wellbeing statement
Well-being Plan/Public Services Board
Corporate Joint Committees (CJC’s)
Overview of regional and wider area collaborative working arrangements
Corporate Governance and Risk Management, including Annual Governance Statement
Community Relations, Communications and Marketing
West Glamorgan Trust Fund

Other

Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above
Any overview issues related to the corporate management of the Chief Executive’s Office as a whole

Deputy Leader

Deputising for the Leader
Co-ordination of Council Business/Forward Work Programme
Town and Community Councils Charter
Portfolio 7 – Housing and Community Safety

Portfolio 2 - Finance, performance and social justice

Revenue and Capital Budget strategy
Medium term Financial Plan
Investment Strategy
Budget monitoring
Treasury Management
Income Generation – Policy and Strategy
Revenues and housing benefits
Debt write off
Corporate Performance Management oversight
Social inclusion policies/strategies, including Strategic Equalities Plan, cost of living/anti-poverty policies, Welsh Language standards, plans and policies, support to equality/diversity networks and groups
Executive personnel policy/strategy, including pay policy
Trade Union relationships/Staff Council
Occupational Health and Safety oversight (as an employer)
Customer Services policies and strategies
Digital Strategy, including cyber security
Procurement Strategy
Voluntary Sector compact and relationships
Licensing – executive functions
Business Continuity Planning and Emergency Planning oversight

Other

Functions in respect of calculation of council tax base, as specified in Schedule 2 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Functions and Responsibilities) (Wales) Regulations 2007 as amended hereafter the 2007 Regulations being Sections 33 (1), 44 (1), 34 (3), 45 (3), 48 (3) and (4) of the Local Government Act 1992
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above
Any overview issues related to the corporate management of the Finance, Digital Services, Legal Services and People Services departments as a whole

Portfolio 3 - Education and Early Years

Integrated Planning and Commissioning for Children’s Services – under Part 5 - Children’s Act 2004 (Cabinet Member is Lead Member as required in the Act)
Families First Plan
Children’s Rights
Play Strategy
Childcare Strategy
Youth engagement and progression framework, Youth Service, Youth Council
School Improvement and Inclusion
Welsh in Education Strategic Plan
School governors
School reorganisation (Strategic School Improvement Programme)
Additional Learning Needs
Access managed services, including catering, cleaning etc

Other

Education Trust Fund
As Local Education Authority
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above
Any overview issues related to the corporate management of the Education, Leisure and Lifelong Learning Directorate as a whole
Functions specified in Schedule 2 of the 2007 Regulations in respect of approval by a local authority under Section 51 or a determination by a local authority under Section 53 of the Schools Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 WESP Forum

Portfolio 4 - Climate Change and Economic Growth

Climate change policy, including decarbonisation and renewable energy strategy
Corporate Joint Committee – economy and energy lead member
City Deal oversight
Local and regional economic development and regeneration strategies
Relationship with the private and not-for-profit businesses
Freeport policy
Foundational/circular economy strategies
Business services and grants/loans to businesses
Industrial estates
Baglan Energy Park
Coed Darcy
Town Centres Strategies
Valleys and villages strategies
Europe and European Funding
Levelling Up and Shared Prosperity programmes
Architectural Design
Construction project management
Promotion of high quality design
Asset Management
Canals
Estate Management (non-housing/non-operational property)
Estates and Valuation ( including acquisition and disposal of land/property)
Facilities Management
Energy Management, including renewable energy strategies
Enterprise Zone
Regional education, skills and training arrangements – lead member
Lifelong Learning, adult education, post-16 provision
Employability

Other

Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above

Portfolio 5 - Nature, Tourism and Wellbeing

Strategic response to the nature emergency
Culture and Heritage Strategy
Leisure Strategy
Tourism and Destination Management Strategy
Aberavon Seafront Strategy
Indoor leisure services
Community Centres
Libraries and Archives
Country Parks
Sports Development and outdoor leisure services
Cultural services
Lead member for wellbeing
Environmental Health, including pollution control and contaminated land, food safety, private drains and sewers, housing enforcement and tobacco protection
Pest Control policy
Air Quality Strategy
Trading Standards, including animal welfare
Trading Standards Performance Plan
Food Law Enforcement Plan
Tobacco Protection Plan
Test, Trace, Protect oversight

Other

Functions of Schedule 2 of the 2007 Regulations as follows:
- Any function relating to contaminated land.
- The discharge of any function relating to the control of pollution or the management of air quality.
- The service of an abatement notice in respect of a statutory nuisance.
- The passing of a resolution that Schedule 2 to the Noise and Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 should apply in the authority's area.
- The inspection of the authority's area to detect any statutory nuisance.
- The investigation of any complaint as to the existence of a statutory nuisance.
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above

Portfolio 6 - Children and Families

Children in Need and families policy
Youth Justice Plan and Youth Offending Service
Hillside Secure Unit
Team Around the Family policy
Corporate Parenting policy
Safeguarding policy
Support to adoption and fostering panels
Regional Partnership Board - lead member for children and family services

Other

Children and Young People Social Services functions under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above

Portfolio 7 - Adult Social Services and Health

Adult community care services policy
Older people’s community care services policy
Local Area Co-ordination and early intervention/prevention policy
Welfare Rights
Health partnerships and integrated services oversight
Safeguarding policy
Support to Fostering and Adoption panels
Older persons and carers champion
Regional Partnership Board - lead member for adults/older persons and carers services

Other

Adult Social Services functions under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above
Any overview issues related to the corporate management of the Social Services, Health and Housing Directorate as a whole

Portfolio 8 - Housing and Community Safety

Retained Strategic Housing responsibilities
Local Housing Strategy and relevant sub-strategies [with links to LDP and regeneration]
Policy to support asylum seekers and refugees
Homelessness policy
Housing, including private sector renewal, disabled facilities grants, registered social landlords, housing association partnerships and housing strategy
Community Safety strategy
Counter-terrorism and extremism policy
Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence strategy
Anti-Social Behaviour policy
Substance Misuse and Area Planning Board oversight
CCTV policy

Other

Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above
Community safety and related community safety partnership matters, including drug and alcohol misuse, anti-social behaviour enforcement

Portfolio 9 - Strategic Planning, Transport and Connectivity

Place making charter oversight
Planning policy and guidance
Local Development Plan
Regional Development Plan
Environmental Strategy
Local and regional transport plans and policies
Active travel plans and policy
Existing Route Map (ERM)
Integrated Network Map
Corporate Joint Committee – lead member for strategic development plan and transport theme
Sustainability policy
Environmental Stewardship/quality including biodiversity
Countryside Access including footpaths, bridleways, public paths, rights of way, definitive map
Street Naming
Development Management
Building Control
High Hedges
Engineering and Highways functions oversight
South Wales Trunk Road Agency oversight
Coastal Protection policy
Road Safety policy
Highway Development Control – including Sustainable Urban Drainage (SUD’S) approval body oversight
Traffic Orders
Bus shelters
Concessionary Fares
Passenger/community transport
Fleet Management and Maintenance
On and off street parking policy– including CCTV mobile enforcement
Highway Asset Management oversight
Biodiversity policy
Japanese Knotweed

Other

Residual planning functions – eg preparation of supplementary planning guidance, designation of conservation areas, areas of archaeological interest and nature reserves, removal of permitted development rights through Article 4 directions
Obtaining particulars of persons interested in land (s16 Local Government[Miscellaneous Provisions] Act 1976)
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above
Any overview issues related to the corporate management of the Environment Directorate as a whole
Obtaining of information under s 300 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as to interest in land.
Functions of Schedule 2 of the 2007 Regulations relating to The obtaining of information under section 330 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as to interests in land and the obtaining of particulars of persons interested in land under section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.

Portfolio 10 - Streetscene

Regional and local waste plans and policies
Neighbourhood Services and Management oversight
Town centre management oversight
Grass verge and associated landscaping oversight
Land Drainage oversight
Flood Defence oversight
In-house Building Services oversight
Public Lighting oversight
Maintenance and management of parks, playgrounds, sports fields, bowling greens etc. oversight
Grounds maintenance, arboricultural services oversight
Cemeteries and Margam Crematorium oversight
Waste management, including recycling oversight
Dog and animal impounding policy
Waste transfer station
Highways Maintenance and Operations
Litter enforcement policy

Other

Functions of Schedule 2 of the 2007 Regulations in respect of the making of agreements for the execution of highways works
NPT Waste Management Company Limited (as shareholder)
Monitor quarterly budget and performance in securing continuous improvement of all the functions listed above