Council departments

Leadership structure

The various departments of the council are divided into directorates. Each director has responsibilities for overseeing a cluster of areas.

Chief Executive

The chief executive has directors who report directly to them. Each director has a number of senior officers that report to them.

Children's Services Directorate

  • Director of Children's Services: Sharon Hubber
    • Assistant Director, Children's Social Care: Abu Siddique
    • Assistant Director, Early Years, Early Help and Schools: Amanda Highland-Partington
    • Assistant Director, Schools and Inclusion: Charlotte Mitchell
    • Assistant Director, Integration and Health: vacant
    • Head of Practice Improvement and Safeguarding: Bev Paris

Corporate Services Directorate

  • Interim Director of Corporate Services: Samantha Smith
    • Interim Assistant Director, Finance: Gareth Davies
    • Interim Assistant Director, Legal and Governance (Monitoring Officer): Suzanne Antrobus
    • Interim Assistant Director, Workforce: Ann Ridyard
    • Interim Assistant Director, Communications and Policy: Danny Brierley
    • Assistant Director, Digital, ICT and Transformation: Nicola Strapps
    • Head of Revenues and Benefits: Peter Moss

Economy and Place Directorate

  • Director of Economy and Place: Mark Robinson
    • Assistant Director, Economy: Paul Moore
    • Assistant Director, Place: Martin Taylor
    • Assistant Director, Housing and Special Projects: Donna Bowler

Integrated Care and Health Directorate

  • Director of Integrated Care and Health (DASS): Nichola Thompson
    • Assistant Director, Adult Social Care Operations (Deputy DASS): Martin Lawton
    • Assistant Director, Adult Social Care, Commissioning and Prevention: Hayley Ashall
    • Associate Director, Integrated Systems Development: Sandra Croasdale

Public Health and Communities Directorate

  • Director of Public Health and Communities: Kuiama Thompson
    • Assistant Director, Public Health and Communities: Lianne Davies
    • Assistant Director, Public Protection and Customers: vacant
    • Consultant of Public Health: vacant