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Our new administration has confirmed which councillors are taking the top spots in the council's Cabinet.
 Reform UK took control of the county council in the local elections held on 1 May and now have 42 seats out of a total of 64 seats on the council.
At our AGM on Wednesday 21 May the new Leader was confirmed as Councillor Alan Graves, who represents the Aston Division, and the new Deputy Leader is Councillor Robert Reaney, who represents the Sutton Division.
The Cabinet are:
- Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Leadership – Councillor Alan Graves
- Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration – Councillor Robert Reaney
- Potholes, Highways and Transport – Councillor Charlotte Hill
- Council Efficiency (DOGE) – Councillor John Lawson
- Adult Care – Councillor Joss Barnes
- Children and Families – Councillor Sam Redfern
- SEND and Education – Councillor Jack Bradley
- SEND and Education Cabinet Support – Councillor Charlotte Gates
- Business Services – Councillor Stephen Reed
- Health and Communities – Councillor Dawn Abbott
- Net Zero and Environment – Councillor Carol Wood.
Councillor Nick Adams has been appointed as the Council and Civic Chairman. The Vice Chair will be Councillor Jodie Brown.
📸Pictured top are the new Cabinet. From left to right are: front row – Council Leader Councillor Alan Graves; second row – Deputy Council Leader Councillor Robert Reaney, Councillor Carol Wood; third row – Councillor Stephen Reed, Councillor Sam Redfern, Councillor Dawn Abbott and Councillor Charlotte Hill; back row – Councillor Joss Barnes, Councillor John Lawson, Councillor Jack Bradley.
📸Pictured right are Council and Civic Chairman Councillor Nick Adams with Vice Chair Councillor Jodie Brown.
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We’re backing a Stop Loan Sharks campaign to help protect Derbyshire residents from turning to illegal money lenders.
 A loan shark is an illegal money lender who lends money without permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
We’re working with England’s Stop Loan Sharks to protect residents through our affordable credit project which has so far helped more than 2,000 residents sign up to save or borrow from their local credit union.
To check whether your lender is legal visit the FCA website.
If they are not on the register they are probably not authorised to lend. If you have borrowed from an illegal lender, you have not broken the law, the lender has.
You can report an illegal lender:
Foster Care Fortnight has ended but our search for amazing people to help change lives for children and young people across Derbyshire goes on.
We’re part of Foster for East Midlands Councils, a regional partnership of Derbyshire County Council, Derby City Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council, working together to find loving family homes for the children in our care.
Together we’re supporting the national Foster Care Fortnight campaign and this year’s theme – The Power of Relationships – highlights the life-changing bonds created between foster carers, children and communities.
Have you considered fostering? You don’t need any special qualifications and there are opportunities to suit people aged 21 and over from all kinds of background, home situation and lifestyle, ranging from short-term emergency respite care to long-term fostering.
All our foster carers receive an allowance and a competitive package of support, benefits and training plus ongoing support.
Find out more about how you can change a child’s life – and your own.
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If you’re a carer for someone who lives in Derbyshire there are lots of events and activities taking place during Carers Week, which runs from 9-15 June.
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