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Organisational structure

Effective from 1 April 2026.

Roles that report to the Chief Executive

The following roles report to the Executive Director - Children's Services:

Director of Children’s Early Intervention, Partnerships & Community Development

  • Head of Service Improvement & Quality Assurance
  • Head of Children’s Early Intervention & Adolescent Support
  • Head of Safeguarding Partnership
  • Head of Children & Community Commissioning

Director of Children’s Social Care

  • Head of Provider Services
  • Head of Children in Care, Leaving Care & DCAYPT
  • Head of Family Safeguarding & Localities
  • Head of Support & Protection
  • Head of Safeguarding & Review (Principal Social Worker)

Director of Lifelong Learning

  • Head of SEND & Inclusion
  • Head of Education Sufficiency & Access
  • Head of Skills & Employability

The following roles report to the Executive Director - Environment, Housing & Growth:

Director of Economy & Growth

  • Head of Investment & Development
  • Head of Planning & Building Control
  • Head of Strategic Assets & Delivery
  • Head of Culture, Leisure & the Visitor Economy

Director of Environment & Place Operations

  • Head of Place Operations
  • Head of Property & Facilities Management

Director of Housing & Engagement

  • Head of Housing
  • Head of Customer Engagement

Director of Resilient Communities

  • Head of Community Building & Cohesion
  • Head of Regulatory Services

The following roles report to the Executive Director – Resources:

Director of HR, OD & ABS

  • Head of OD
  • Head of HR Operations

Director of Governance

  • Head of Law – Contentious
  • Head of Law – Non‑Contentious

Director of Finance & Procurement (S151)

  • Deputy Director of Finance (Deputy S151)
  • Head of Procurement
  • Head of Transactional Services

Director of Strategy & Transformation

  • Head of Communications & Marketing
  • Head of Policy, Strategy & Service Planning
  • Head of Service – Information Governance
  • Deputy Director – Transformation & Digital
    • Head of Business Intelligence

The following roles report to the Executive Director – Adult Social Care & Health:

Director of Adult Social Care (ASC)

  • Head of Pathway to Independence, In‑house Provision & Localities
  • Head of Safeguarding, Complex Care & Out of Hours
  • Head of Improvement, Assurance & Reforms (Principal Social Worker)
  • Head of Workforce & Partnerships (Principal Occupational Therapist)

Director of Commissioning and Partnerships

  • Head of Commissioning – Live Well
  • Head of Commissioning – Age Well
  • Head of Commissioning Support Unit

Director of Public Health (Caldicott Guardian)

  • Consultant in Public Health – Health Protection / Healthcare
  • Consultant in Public Health – Inequalities / Mental Wellbeing
  • Consultant in Public Health – Young People / Health Improvement