Departments

• Chief Executive - Carole Hudson

St.Helens Council is managed by a Corporate Management Team of Chief Officers led by Carole Hudson, the Chief Executive. The team meets weekly. Click at the beginning of each line to find more information about each department.

• Chief Executive
• Corporate Management Team
• Asset Managementt and Construction Procurement
• Corporate & Community Safety & Risk Management
• Children & Young People's Services Department
• Environmental Protection
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Legal & Administrative Services
• Policy and Performance Unit
• Public Affairs
• Adult Social Care and Health
• Urban Regeneration& Housing

Chief Executive - Carole Hudson

The Chief Executive, Carole Hudson, is the most senior of the Council?s employees. She has overall responsibility for providing an extensive range of Council services. These are delivered in line with policies and priorities set by elected councillors and the requirements of relevant legislation.
As the Head of Paid Service, Carole leads and manages the Council?s workforce of 8400 employees and administers an annual budget of £209.6 million

Chief Executive - Carole Hudson
Asset Management and Corporate Procurement - Mike Foy
Corporate and Community Safety and Risk Management - Andy Dempsey
Children and Young People's Services - Susan Richardson
Environmental Protection - Paul Sanderson
Finance - Ian Roberts
Human Resources - Brendan Farrell
Legal & Admin Services - Peter Blackburn
Policy Unit - Peter Hughes
Public Affairs - David Parry
Public Health - Fiona Johnstone (not shown)
Adult Social Care and Health - Mike Wyatt (not shown )
Urban Regeneration & Housing - Bob Hepworth

Contract & Asset Management 

• Asset Management - Martin Farrell
• Architectural Services - Stuart Rainbow
• Engineering Services - Frank Kelly
• Quantity Surveyors - Alan Cartwright
• Building Surveyors - Dave Boyes

Corporate & Community Safety & Risk Management
Head of Service - Andy Dempsey

Community Safety

• Safer and Stronger Communities
• Criminal Justice Intervention Programme
• Contingency planning
• Youth Service
• Youth offending Team
• Drug and Alcohol Team

Corporate Safety - Stuart Pennington

• Insurance & Risk Management
• Occupational Health
• Road Safety and Travel Awareness
• Corporate Safety

Performance and Strategy - Judith Godley

• School Transport
• Performance Management and Review
• Adult & Community Learning
• Sure Start Services
• Buildings and Contracts
• External Funding
• Forward Planning & School Admissions
• Service Promotion
• Complaints

Resources and Support Services - Steve Gaskell

• Finance
• Human Resources
• Information, Communications & Information Management, Technology
• Management
• Health and Safety
• Student Awards

Achievement and Inclusion - Linzie Egan

• Advice, Monitoring & Challenge to Schools
• Primary National Strategy
• Secondary National Strategy
• School Self-evaluation
• In-service Courses
• Continuing Professional Development
• School Workforce Remodelling
• Support for School Leadership
• Curriculum & Management Support for Schools
• English as an Additional Language
• Support for Newly Qualified Teachers
• Statistical Support
• Governor Services

Integrated and Specialist Services - Joyce Berry

• Additional Educational Needs
• Learning Support Services
• Language Support Services
• Traveller Education
• STAR Centre
• Education Psychology Services
• Inclusion Officers
• Inclusion Support Service
• Sensory support Service

Children's Services - Chris Williams

• Commissioning Services for Looked After Children
• Social Work Management
• Social Workers for Children in Need
• Assessment for Children and Families in Need
• Family Support for Families with Complex Needs
• Child Protection and Review
• Children with Disabilities
• Emergency Duty Team
• Adoption Services
• Fostering Services
• Services for Looked After Children
• Red Bank
• Children's Homes
• Early Years
• Childrens Centres

Environmental & Civic Pride - Peter Mavers

• Community Action Network
• Local Agenda 21
• Recycling
• Catering
• Cleaning & Caretaking
• Depot Management
• Parks & Open Spaces
• Security
• Transport
• Waste - Strategy Best Value
• Waste - Refuse & Cleaning Operations
• Environmental Wardens

Public & Environmental Protection - Steve Massey

• Dog & Pest Control
• Environmental & Food Hygiene
• Pollution & Noise
• Trading Standards
• Ground Maintenance
• Cemeteries & Crematorium

Engineering & Civils - Rory Lingham

• Bridges
• Traffic & Urban Traffic Control (UTC)
• Structures
• Street Lighting
• Highway Maintenance
• Engineering Services
• Civil Engineering
• Highways Design
• Highways Inspection

Accountancy & Exchequer (Senior Assistant Treasurer) - Rod Anders

• Corporate & Departmental Accounting
• Treasury Management
• Accounts Payable

Audit, ICT, Customer Services & Scrutiny  ( Assistant Treasurer) - Cath Fogarty

• Internal Audit
• ICT
• Customer Services
• Scrutiny

Local Taxation, Benefits and Procurement (Assistant Treasurer) - John Fogarty

• Housing and Council Tax Benefits
• Education Benefits
• Debt Recovery and Payments
• Corporate Procurement

Corporate Human Resources Manager - Phil Leach

• Strategy & Policy Development
• Legislative Implementation
• Consultancy & Advice Services
• Human Resources system

Human Resources Manager, Children and Young Peoples Services - Angela Farrell

Human Resources Manager, Adult Social Care and Health - Lesley Barry

Human Resources Manager, Chief Executives, Environmental Protection and Urban Regeneration & Housing - Pam Gray

• Recruitment & Selection
• Employee Relations
• Attendance Management
• Advice on Implementation of Terms & Conditions of Employment
• Payroll Processing

Corporate Payroll - Cathy O'Connor

• Systems Management, Development & Production
• Pensions
• Income Tax
• Legislative Implementation
• Consultancy & Advice Services

Training & Development - David Broster

• Organisational Development Strategy, Policy & Plans
• Co-ordination of Delivery of Training
• Training Consultancy and Advice
• Management of Graduate/Trainee Recruitment

Head of Legal Services - Angela Sanderson

Principal Solicitor (Corporate/Environment) - Jan Bakewell

Principal Solicitor (Social Services/Education) - Nina Ellement

Principal Solicitor (Planning) - Mark Fisher

Head of Administrative Services - John Skinley

• Administrative Services
• Democratic and Members Services
• Mayoral Services
• Electoral Registration and Elections
• Registrars of Births, Marriages and Deaths

Policy & Performance - Chris Langridge

• Corporate Strategy, Policy & Development
• Community Plan
• Corporate Plan
• Performance Improvement 
• Advice & Co-ordination
• Equalities
• PSA
• Social Inclusion
• Regional / Sub Regional
• Support & Liaison: Merseyside
• North West Regional Assembly
• Regional Development Agency
• Member / Chief Officer Support
• Overview & Scrutiny
• Lead Officer
• Member Advice
• Scrutiny Panel Support
• Community Development
• Community Liaison Development
• Community Empowerment Network
• Community / Voluntary Sector Compact

Head of Service - David Parry

Access to Services

• Complaints
• Consultation

Press and Public Relations - Chris Cahill

Marketing Services - Lorraine Simpson

• Marketing
• Advertising
• Events

Arts Development - Cath Shea

Library and Information Services - Kathy Johnson

Corporate Geographical Information - Joe Griffin

Commissioning - Rob Vickers

• Older People Commissioning
• Vulnerable Adults Commissioning
• Procurement
• Safeguarding and Partnerships

Care Management - Nick Dyer

• Older People Care Management
• Vulnerable Adults Care Management
• Single Assessment
• Self Directed support
• Intermediate Care
• Intergrated Mental Health Services

Community Services

• Domicillary Support
• Intensive support
• Carers
• Human Resources

Performance and Service Improvement - Vacant

• Business Support
• Customer Systems and Performance

Housing - Stephen Tracey

• Homelessness
• Housing Strategy
• Private Sector Housing
• Occupational Therapy
• Supporting People|

Quality Assurance - Iain Smith

Urban Regeneration

• Planning and Building Control
• Markets
• Car Parks
• Public Buildings
• Land and Property
• City Growth Strategy
• Town Centre Management
• Tourism Development
• Resource Procurement
• Investment Service
• Leisure Facilities

St.Helens Local Strategic Partnership

• LSP Secretariat
• Community Plan
• Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Programme
• Neighbourhood facilitation
• Regeneration Initiatives (Pathways, SRB, SIA,Lottery)