4. Cabinet Members and Deputy Cabinet Members - Constitution - Chapter 1, The Articles

4.1. Cabinet Members will hold office until:-

4.1.1.  they resign from office; or

4.1.2.  they are no longer Councillors; or

4.1.3.  they are removed from office by the Leader of the Council who must give written notice of any removal to the Chief Executive. The removal will take effect on the date specified in the notice or if no date is specified, immediately upon receipt of the notice by the Chief Executive.

4.2. All Cabinet Members shall:-

4.2.1.  Work with the Leader of the Council and all other Cabinet Members to ensure coherent direction and action by the Council, acting in accordance with Council decisions and as part of that, to ensure that the Cabinet is informed of events, activities and proposals and involved in all decisions which should be taken collectively;

4.2.2.  Provide political leadership on the activities relating to the Cabinet Member’s portfolio;

4.2.3.  Lead on policy development within their portfolio and make recommendations to the Cabinet;

4.2.4.  Exercise executive functions as delegated to Cabinet Members by the Leader of the Council as set out in their scheme of delegation;

4.2.5.  Act as an ambassador for the Council, promoting its work (particularly in those areas relevant to their portfolio or where the Cabinet Member has been designated by the Leader of the Council to lead or take a special interest) and participating in consultation, listening to and taking account of the views of organisations, the public and businesses; and

4.2.6.  Provide information required by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee within the prescribed timescale and where requested to appear before such a committee.