Councillor David Roche
Title: Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health
Party: Labour
Political grouping: Labour
Ward: Hoober
Other councillors representing this Ward:
More information about this councillor
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Manvers Boat Club - 5.30pm to 6.30pm every third Thursday of the month
Wentworth Mechanics Institute - 10.00am to 10.45am every first Saturday of the month, except January 2022
Harley Mission Hall - 11.00am to 11.45am every first Saturday of the month, except January 2022
Please note that due to the borough’s all out elections in May these will be my final surgeries taking place during my current term of office. The new term of office following the elections is from May 2024 to May 2028 and any future surgeries will be advertised in due course.
Contact information
Home address:
8 Moorland Court
West Melton
Rotherham
S63 6DD
Mobile: 07792 421800
Email: david.roche@rotherham.gov.uk
Committee appointments
- Cabinet
- Cabinet and Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting (during Government Intervention - 18 January 2016 to 23 September 2018)
- Council Meeting
- Health and Wellbeing Board (Chair)
- Transportation Advisory Group
Terms of Office
- 04/05/2012 - 05/05/2016
- 06/05/2016 - 06/05/2021
- 06/05/2021 -
Appointments to outside bodies
- Clinical Commissioning Group - Rotherham Governing Body
- Clinical Commissioning Group - Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention Group
- Rotherham Partnership - Health and Wellbeing Board
- Rotherham Together Partnership - Board
- Rotherham Together Partnership - Health and Wellbeing Board
Additional Information
Cabinet Member Adult Social Care and Health - Councillor David Roche
Councillor David Roche was born in London, studied in Leeds and Bradford achieving an MSc. He was a Head teacher in two schools, one being a Beacon school, and interim head in two challenging schools with Ofsted success. Following this he worked as interim Senior Secondary Adviser, SIP and National Challenge Advisor supporting schools in difficult circumstances across Northern England before ending up as an Advisor Broker for the Department for Education in 10 local authorities. He has strong beliefs in justice and fairness as well as community, all of which help to drive forward his work. He was elected to the Council in 2012 and became a Cabinet member in 2015, previous to that he was Cabinet Adviser for Children’s and Young People’s Services for 2 years.
He is heavily involved in the local community as well as local politics, in a number of guises including previously Chair of Dearne Culture Trust and Wath festival and community Governor at Wentworth C of E Primary School. He is currently Chair of Governors at Thomas Rotherham Sixth Form College and Trustee of Aspire Academy Trust. He is Chair of the Rotherham Health and Well-being Board which is seen by the LGA as one of the leaders in the field including in partnership and as such has been asked to present at conferences. He is also Chair of South Yorkshire HWBB Members group. He is strongly involved in the continuing improvement journey of Adult Social Services which resulted in powers in this area being returned to RMBC.
Areas of responsibility include:
· Adult Social Services
· Public Health
· Health and Well-being Board
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ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
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SUMMARY OF MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES AND |
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EXPENSES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 |
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Councillor |
Basic |
Special Responsibility Allowance |
Travel |
Co-optees Allowance |
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Roche D.J. |
11,471.04 |
12,924.96 |
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24,396.00 |
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