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Leader of the Council and cabinet members
Information about the Leader of the Council and cabinet members and their portfolios.
Councillor James McAsh
Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets & Waste
Cllr McAsh’s responsibilities include:
- air quality – improving air quality, reducing harmful emissions and air quality monitoring
- walking and cycling – making Southwark a great place to walk, wheel or cycle; including cycle lessons, infrastructure, hire and storage
- streets and parking – creating safer, greener and healthier streets; road safety; parking (on the council’s highways and estates); street lighting (including on council estates and in parks); and highways maintenance, surface water & flood risk
- road transport – including improving local bus services and public transport, promoting sustainable freight; reducing traffic and electric vehicle charging; and managing the council’s fleet
- accessible travel – including blue badges and the Freedom Pass
- waste and recycling – waste and bin collection and the council work to reducing waste and increasing recycling
- cleaning, pest control and grounds maintenance - street and estate cleaning; fly-tipping and graffiti removal; pest control; and maintenance of verges and green spaces on the council’s highways and estates
- flood risk and surface water