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The Cabinet

It is made up of seven Councillors from the majority political group, chaired by the Leader of the Council and meets on a regular basis, providing leadership at a top level.

Cabinet Members

Each Executive Member of the Cabinet looks after an individual area of responsibility known as a portfolio of services. They work closely with the heads of the services and develop an in-depth knowledge of their portfolio area.

What does the Cabinet do?

• Recommends the budget and key policy proposals to the Full Council for agreement
• Decides some policies and is responsible for implementation of major plans and strategies
• Publishes the monthly Forward Plan listing key decisions (which are decisions which involve expenditure / savings of over £100,000, or have a key impact on the community) it will be taking over the next four months. The Forward Plan will include details of who will be consulted and when, so that anyone with an interest can make representations or can attend the meeting
• Takes most of the key decisions within the budget and policy framework agreed by Full Council
• Meets regularly, making it easier to deal with issues that cut across traditional departmental boundaries
• Allows Cabinet members to develop greater expert knowledge
• Sets up Cabinet Panels to deal with policy and development in individual and specialised areas.

A Cabinet Decision List is published monthly. All the Cabinet decisions are taken in public apart from the exceptions, such as personnel matters, commercially sensitive information or confidential legal advice. The public are welcome to attend meetings of the Cabinet.

Officers are not able to put decisions into practice until the ten-day 'call-in' period has elapsed (except for those taken under emergency procedures).

The Cabinet is allowed to meet in private, but cannot take decisions in private, nor are they allowed to discuss a matter on which a decision is to be taken in the next 28 days in private.

Cabinet Panels and Committees

There are three Cabinet Panels appointed by the Cabinet which deal with policy and development in individual and specialised areas. These can make recommendations to the Cabinet.

• Cabinet Grants Appeals Committee
• Cabinet Housing and Planning Panel
• Cabinet Review Group - Social Rented Housing Reform 

Cabinet Meetings, Agendas and Minutes

All the Cabinet decisions are taken in public apart from the exceptions for things like personnel matters, commercially sensitive information or confidential legal advice. The public are welcome to attend meetings of the Cabinet.

Cabinet meetings in 2013

Date and Time	Location	Notices	Documents
08/01/2013 7.30pm	Council Chamber Campus West Welwyn Garden City	2013.01.08 [40KB]  2013.01.08 - 2 [40KB]	Agenda [65KB]  Public Report Pack [2MB]  Minutes [28KB]
22/01/2013 6.45pm	Council Chamber Campus West Welwyn Garden City		Agenda [60KB]  Public Report Pack [1MB]  Minutes [16KB]
05/02/2013 7.30pm	Council Chamber Campus West Welwyn Garden City	2013.02.05 [40KB]  2013.02.05 CCTV [40KB]  2013.02.05 Hatfield Station [40KB]	Agenda [945KB]  Public Report Pack [1MB]  Minutes [25KB]
05/03/2013 7.30pm	Council Chamber Campus West Welwyn Garden City	2013.03.05 Recyclates [40KB]  2013.03.05 Recyclates-2 [40KB]  2013.03.05 Hatfield Station [40KB]	Agenda [68KB]  Public Report Pack [3MB]  Minutes [35KB]
09/04/2013 7.30pm	Council Chamber Campus West Welwyn Garden City	2013.04.09 Queensway Hse & Splashlands [38KB]	Agenda [66KB]  Public Report Pack [1MB]  Minutes [38KB]
04/06/2013 7.30pm	Council Chamber Campus West Welwyn Garden City	2013.06.04 Grant [40KB]  2013.06.04 Tree, Transfer of Land & Write Off [40KB]	Agenda [69KB]  Public Report Pack [824KB]

Cabinet meetings in 2012

Date	Start Time	Location
03/01/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
24/01/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
07/02/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
06/03/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
10/04/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
06/06/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
03/07/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
07/08/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
04/09/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
09/10/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts  Cabinet Notice - 2012.10.09 [40KB]
23/10/2012	7:00pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
06/11/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts  Cabinet Notice - 2012.11.06 -1 [40KB]  Cabinet Notice - 2012.11.06 - 2 [40KB]
04/12/2012	7:30pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts  Cabinet Notice - 2012.12.04-1 [38KB]  Cabinet Notice - 2012.12.04 -2 [40KB]  Cabinet Notice - 2012.12.04 - item 20 & 21 [40KB]
18/12/2012	7:00pm	Council Chamber, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, Herts  Cabinet Notice - 2012.12.18 [40KB]

For earlier meetings, please contact our Committee Services department.