Cabinet
The Cabinet is the driving force of the Society. It consists of the President, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Immediate Past President, Vice Presidents Emeritus, Secretary and Publicity Officer together with the Committee Chairpersons (or other nominated representative) and a member nominated by each of the Society's 9 Regional Groups. The Cabinet also has the power to co-opt any other members deemed appropriate.

Meetings of the Cabinet are help approximately 5 times a year, see the Events Schedule for details.
President, David Hackforth
Senior Vice President, Stephen Tapper
Junior Vice President/Secretary, Mike Holmes
Publicity Officer & Spokesperson, John Silvester
Immediate past President, Phil Kirby

Vice President Emeritus, Graham Jones

Vice President Emeritus, Geoff Cross
Vice President Emeritus, Paul Watson
Chair, Sustainability Committee, Stephen Tapper
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Chair, Minerals & Waste Committee, Richard Read

Chair, Management & Performance Committee, Steve Oxenham
Chair, Spatial Planning & Policy Committee, David Simpson
Chair, Design & Delivery Committee, Vincent Haines
Client Services Officer, Jeff Stack
Ex Officio, Nicky Linihan

Ex Officio, Catrionna Riddell

SE Region Convenor, Stuart Hylton
SW Region Convenor, David Evans

The table below identifies the legislative programme of interest to the Society and the agreed cabinet lead:
|
LEGISLATION |
CABINET LEAD |
|
Planning Reform Bill |
Phil Kirby |
|
Climate Change Bill |
tba |
|
Business Rates Supplements Bill |
tba |
|
Floods and Waters Bill |
tba |
|
Marine and Coastal Access Bill |
Mike Holmes |
|
Heritage Protection Bill |
Paul Watson |
|
Community Empowerment, housing and Economic Regeneration Bill |
Paul Watson |
In addition further areas of activity are on-going or are likely to require the Society's input and again a Cabinet 'lead' has been agreed for each of these.
|
NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY |
CABINET LEAD |
|
Killian-Pretty Review |
Phil Kirby |
|
Guidance on RSS review on housing targets |
Stuart Hylton |
|
Homes and Community Agency |
Mike Holmes |
|
Skills and Capacity Programmes |
tba |
|
Eco-towns |
David Hackforth |
|
Planning Policy Statement 6 (consultation) |
Dave Wood |
|
National Improvement and Efficiency Prospectus of good measures for local government |
Steve Oxenham |
|
National Planning Policy Review |
Dave Wood |
|
Community Infrastructure levy |
Graham Jones |
Key Contacts
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