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The Cabinet

The Leader of the Council appoints a Cabinet selected from the elected councillors. The Cabinet meets approximately every 5 weeks. Find out the dates and times of the meetings.

The Cabinet makes key decisions which are detailed in the Forward Plan. The Cabinet considers reports from the Scrutiny Committee and all policy and budgetary framework documents. 

The agenda is available 5 clear days before the meeting on the website or from the Council Offices. The decisions are also published and are available 2 working days after the meeting on the website or at the Parkside offices.

Leader of the Council

The Leader of the Council is Councillor Pip Allnatt

"As well as providing overall leadership and direction for the Council, I also have specific responsibility for key areas of the Council's corporate services including delivery of the Corporate Plan and the Melton Mowbray Distributor Road (MMDR) in conjunction with our partner, the Leicestershire County Council. These are momentous times for the Borough and my ultimate aim is to improve the day to day experience of people living, working and visiting the Borough and the promise of the road is an achievement that we are going to make a reality before the end of this Council term. I am looking forward to working with Cabinet Members and Senior Officers to achieve these aims.

I would also like to pay tribute to the importance of all the other Council Members who will be keeping a check on the Cabinet's decisions and taking part in the routine committee work such as determining planning and licensing applications, monitoring the Council's financial arrangements and ensuring the good governance of the Council."

Responsibilities:

Corporate Leadership

  • Providing overall Leadership and direction for the Council
  • Corporate Strategy and Policy Development
  • Corporate Strategy delivery
  • Corporate Communications – spokesperson for the Council

Strategic Project Delivery and External Funding

  • Devolution and Local Government Reform
  • Second GP Surgery
  • UKSPF Delivery
  • LUF Delivery
  • External Funding, incl. Key Projects

Portfolio Holders

Corporate Leadership, Projects and Housing

Councillor Pip Allnatt

Responsibilities:

Housing

  • Housing Strategy
  • HRA Business Plan Delivery
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Council housing assets, maintenance and repairs
  • Landlord health and safety
  • Tenancy management inc lettings, rents, engagement
  • New council homes (acquisitions and development)
  • Use of Right To Buy receipts
  • Homelessness and Housing Options
  • Private Sector Housing
  • Chair Landlord Assurance Board
Corporate Governance, Environment and Regulatory Services

Councillor Margaret Glancy - Deputy Leader

Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance

  • Governance, Decision Making and Member Engagement
  • Member Development
  • Chair of the Constitutional Review Working Group
  • Legal Services, Data Management, GDPR and FOIs
  • Democracy and Elections
  • Parish Council liaison
  • Corporate Performance, Productivity, and Risk Management
  • Complaints

Regulatory Services

  • Environmental Health
  • Building Control
  • Land  Charges

Planning, Waste and Services

  • Planning Policy, Local Plan and Infrastructure & Place
  • Representative on the Members Advisory Group (MAG)
  • Strategic Infrastructure Construction (highways, schools)
  • Climate Change Strategy
  • Flooding
  • Country Park Masterplan implementation
  • Waste Management Development and Services
  • Environmental Services (cleansing, maintenance, parks and open spaces) including contract oversight
  • Cemetery and Burial Services

Other

  • Armed Forces Covenant
  • Council representative on the Business Improve District Board (BID)
  • Membership of any Task and Finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate.
Customer Services, Communities and Helping People

Councillor Steve Carter

Responsibilities:

  • Customer Services and Accessibility
  • Community Health and Well-Being Plan
  • Living and Ageing Well
  • Youth Engagement
  • Safeguarding
  • Vulnerable people and Community Support Hub
  • Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Community Cohesion
  • Refugee/Asylum dispersal
  • Community Grants and Community Lottery
  • Parish Council liaison
  • Housing Portfolio support
  • Membership of any Task and Finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate.
Economic Growth, Town Centre and Leisure

Councillor Sharon Butcher

Responsibilites:

Economic Growth

  • Economic Growth and Inward Investment
  • Visitor Economy, Culture and Heritage
  • Events and Place promotion (inc. Discover Melton)
  • Council representative on the Business Improvement District Board (BID)

Town Centre

  • Town Centre Regeneration
  • Operational Town Centre Environmental Services
  • Community Safety and CCTV
  • Vice chair of Safer Melton Partnership

Leisure and Physical Activity

  • Physical Activity
  • Leisure Centre Contract Management

Other

  • Membership of any Task and Finish Groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate.
Corporate Finance, Property and Resources

Councillor Sarah Cox

Responsibilities:

Budget, Finance, Resources

  • Budget and Finance
  • Debt Management
  • Revenues and Benefits
  • Procurement
  • Corporate Property and Asset Management
  • Asset Development and Sales Programme
  • ICT Operations
  • Corporate Security, Counter Terrorism and Cyber Crime
  • Human Resources
  • Learning and Development
  • Corporate Health and Safety

Strategic Community Safety

  • Strategic Community Safety
  • Chair of the Safer Melton Partnership
  • Representative on the Police and Crime Panel

Other

  • Membership of any Task and Finish groups as required by the Leader/Cabinet as appropriate.
Last updated 11 June 2025
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