New Cabinet faces - Eddie Boden (left) and Peter Beresford

New faces bring extra strength to Cabinet

 I have just announced significant changes to strengthen my top management team.

The changes reflect the county council's increasing role as community leaders. They will also allow our top politicians to focus on overseeing vitally important programmes such as Building Schools for the Future, bringing in personalised social care for vulnerable adults and tackling issues such as waste and climate change.

The new cabinet set-up will see a newly expanded role for Robert Simpson as Deputy Leader overseeing the council's vast improvement programme. Two new county councillors will also join the cabinet as Peter Beresford takes on the role of Portfolio Holder for Children and Lifelong and Learning and Eddie Boden as Portfolio Holder for Organisation and Performance.

County Councillor Carol Dean will add health to her existing responsibilities, allowing Sue Woodward more time to focus on delivering the new agenda for adults social care.

The challenge for an organisation as large as the county council, with a billion pound budget, is to have the necessary skills and expertise to be a well-managed council providing value for money, whilst at the same time understanding and delivering what local people need'.

My new structure and team will meet these demands and more. We need the best people to oversee the delivery of the best services. Staffordshire is a fantastic county and we all want to make it an even better place to be - no matter who you are or where you live."

Bringing Peter Beresford and Eddie Boden into the Cabinet will make sure we keep local people, our customers, at the centre of everything we do.

The cabinet and support members are as follows:

Cabinet Members

Leader of the Council                                       John Taylor

Deputy Leader of the County                           Robert Simpson

Children and Young People                               Peter Beresford

Healthier Communities and Older People         Sue Woodward

Safer and Stronger Communities                       Carol Dean

Economic Prosperity and Sustainable Communities       John Wakefield

Organisation and Performance                            Eddie Boden

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