Due to essential maintenance, the following systems will be unavailable from 6.00pm on Monday 2 October until 8.00am on Tuesday 3 October: our online council tax, business rates and housing benefit services, and our welfare assistance form. You will also not be able to register to pay council tax online, make a change of address for council tax or cancel single person discount. You are still able to make a payment during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Cabinet and the Leader of the Council

Information about our Cabinet and Leader of the Council.

Our Cabinet is made up of the Leader of the Council and nine other councillors, each with their own portfolio. Cabinet discusses and makes decisions about our policies and strategies, as well as countywide decisions and issues, which affect more than one of our services. It meets in communities across the county to hold its decision-making closer to local people.

Contacting the Leader

If you want to contact the Leader of the Council, you can find more information at Leader of the Council, or send queries to:

Leader's Office
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL

Offsite links

Cabinet