How Portsmouth City Council is run: councillors decide, officers deliver

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Two-branch chart. Political branch: Residents elect 42 councillors, Full Council: budget and policy, Leader and Cabinet (10): Steve Pitt, Leader, Scrutiny panels question decisions, Planning, licensing and other committees. Officer branch: Chief Executive: Natalie Brahma-Pearl (Head of Paid Service), Section 151 officer: Chris Ward, Monitoring Officer: Peter Baulf, Directorates and service teams deliver services.

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Councillors: Residents elect 42 councillors; Full Council: budget and policy; Leader and Cabinet (10): Steve Pitt, Leader; Scrutiny panels question decisions; Planning, licensing and other committees. Officers: Chief Executive: Natalie Brahma-Pearl (Head of Paid Service); Section 151 officer: Chris Ward; Monitoring Officer: Peter Baulf; Directorates and service teams deliver services. MPs are not part of the council and do not direct it.

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Two-branch chart. Political branch: Residents elect 42 councillors, Full Council: budget and policy, Leader and Cabinet (10): Steve Pitt, Leader, Scrutiny panels question decisions, Planning, licensing and other committees. Officer branch: Chief Executive: Natalie Brahma-Pearl (Head of Paid Service), Section 151 officer: Chris Ward, Monitoring Officer: Peter Baulf, Directorates and service teams deliver services.

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Portsmouth City Council constitution and democracy pages, via UK Stat Pack. Checked 23 September 2026. Data snapshot d01916df3dd2 with UK Stat Pack baseline fd78c5a.

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