Part 7b  

Officer Management Structure    

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Director of Community and Environmental Services

John Blackledge

Community and Environmental Services Directorate

Dr Arif RajpuraDirector of Public Health(Statutory Director of Public Health)

Public Health Directorate

Steve ThompsonDirector of Resources(Statutory Finance Officer)

Resources Directorate

Alan CavillDirector of Place

Place’s Directorate

Chief Officersand their Directorates Chief Executive

Neil Jack(Head of Paid Service)

Mark TowersDirector of Governance and Partnerships Services(Monitoring Officer)

Governance and Partnerships Directorate

Delyth CurtisDirector of People(Statutory Director of Children’s Services)

People’s Directorate

Deputy Director of People (Adult Services) (Statutory Director of Adult Services) Karen Smith

Deputy Director of People (Early Help and Social Care) Amanda Hatton

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Chief Executive

Neil JackChief Executive

Areas of Responsibility � Corporate Policy and

Development

� Research and Intelligence

� Performance Management

� Communications strategy

� Marketing and campaigns

� Media relations and PR

� Internal communications

� Website design and management

� Corporate Delivery Unit

� Transformation and Management

Areas of Responsibility � Resourcing (Manager

Information Systems and Recruitment and Safeguarding)

� Employee Relation (Disciplinaries, Grievances and Cases)

� Schools HR contracts

� Organisation and Workforce Development

� Occupational Health

Head of Corporate Delivery Unit Sally Shaw

Head of Human Resources, Organisation and Workforce Development Linda Dutton

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Resources

Steve ThompsonDirector of Resources (Statutory Finance Officer)

Assistant Treasurer, Revenues, Benefits and Customer ServicesMarie McRoberts

Chief Accountant Phil Redmond (Deputy Statutory Finance Officer)

Chief Internal Auditor Tracy Greenhalgh

Areas of Responsibility � Housing Benefit

� Council Tax Reduction Scheme

� Council Tax collection

� Business Rates and BID collection

� Free school meals

� Social Care Financial Assessments

� Corporate Debt Recovery

� Corporate Invoice processing and payment

� Cashiers Service

� Hosting and management of shared Revenues and Benefits service between Blackpool and Fylde Councils

� Customer First Services (Corporate call centre / contact centre / receptions / post and scanning functions)

� Discretionary Support Scheme

� Blackpool Council Advice Team

� Payroll

Areas of Responsibility � Corporate Procurement

and Stores

� Performance, Improvement and Development

� Credit Union

Areas of Responsibility � Internal Audit

� Risk and Insurance

� Emergency Planning

� Business Continuity Planning

� Fraud and Investigations

� Health and Safety

Areas of Responsibility � Budgetary and financial

management

� Annual accounts

� Treasury management (cash flow management, banking, borrowing and investing)

� Taxation advice

Head of Corporate Procurement and Projects Trevor Rayner

Head of Property and Asset Management Stephen Waterfield

Areas of Responsibility � Estate Management

� Investment Portfolio

� Contract Management

� Sustainability and Carbon Management

� Facilities Management

� Schools Property

� Local Education Partnership (client)

� Built Heritage

� Corporate Landlord

� Construction, Design and Management Service

� Land and Property Acquisitions/Disposals

� Redevelopment

� Council’s Office Portfolio

� Building Repair and Maintenance

� Property Statutory Compliance and Regulatory Codes

� Client Project Management

Head of ICT Services Tony Doyle

Areas of Responsibility � ICT Strategy, Policy and

Developments

� Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO)

� Information Governance and Data Security

� Data Centres, Networks and Infrastructure

� Telephones and Mobile Communications

� ICT Support including Helpdesk

� ICT Schools Support

� ICT Traded Services

� Systems Development Team

� CLC Media

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Public Health

Dr Arif RajpuraDirector of Public Health (Statutory Director of Public Health)

Public Health Specialist, Health Protection and Children’s Public Health Lynn Donkin

Public Health Specialist, Health Improvement and Adult’s Public Health Judith Mills

Areas of Responsibility � School Nursing Services

� Healthy Child Programme

� Vaccination and Immunisation

� Infection Prevention and Control

� Outbreaks

� Screening Programmes

� Cancer

� Breastfeeding

� Healthy Weight

� Oral Health

� Asset Based Community Development

� Public Health Lead on Green Space and Travel

Areas of Responsibility � NHS Health Checks

� Hypertension

� Long Term Conditions

� Tobacco Control Policy and Commissioning

� Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA)

� Programme Budgeting and Marginal Analysis

� Healthcare Public Health

Areas of Responsibility � Drugs and Alcohol Policy

and Commissioning

� Mental Health and Wellbeing

� Sexual Health Services Commissioning

� Brief Interventions for Healthy Lifestyles

� Blood-Borne Viruses including HIV

� Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse

� Housing, Homelessness including Affordable Warmth

� Healthy Workspaces

� Health Literacy

� Public Health Lead on the Health of Older People and Residents in Care Homes

Public Health Specialist, HealthcarePublic Health and IntelligenceLiz Petch

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Places

Alan Cavill

Director of Place

Strategic Head, Growing Places Antony Lockley

Head of Visitor Economy Philip Welsh

Areas of Responsibility � Lancashire Enterprise Partnership

and Lancashire Combined Authority (lead officer)

� Enterprise and Growth

� Strategic Planning

� Transport Policy

� Planning Quality and Control (Development Management, Building Control and Heritage)

� Housing strategy and policy

� Housing Options

� Monitoring of Blackpool Coastal Housing (contact officer)

� Monitoring of Blackpool Housing Company (contact officer)

Areas of Responsibility � Skills and Employment

� Business Support

� Blackpool Enterprise Centre

� Hubs – FYC and Eighty One Central

� Blackpool Investment Fund

� Business Support

� Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Economic Development Company (contact officer)

Areas of Responsibility � Grand Theatre –

partnership working

� Cultural Policy

� Arts

� Heritage

� Heritage –Based Visitor Attraction

� Libraries

Areas of Responsibility � visitBlackpool

� Illuminations

� Beach Patrol

� Community Safety

� CCTV

� Print Services

� Car Parking

� Blackpool Business Leaders Group and Relationship with Private Sector

� Security

Head of Cultural Services Polly Hamilton

Head of Economic DevelopmentPeter Legg

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Governance and Partnership services

Mark TowersDirector of Governance and Partnership services (Monitoring Officer)

Head of Democratic Governance(Deputy Monitoring Officer) Lorraine Hurst

Areas of Responsibility � Electoral Services

� Member and Civic Support

� Constitutional Advice

� Members Code of Conduct

� Promotion of Corporate Governance

� Executive and Cabinet Member Support (Decision Making)

� School Appeals Support

� Scrutiny Support

� Councillors delegated budgets

� School Governance

Head of Registration and Bereavement ServicesJoceline Greenaway

Areas of Responsibility � Registration of Births,

Deaths and Marriages

� Ceremonies for weddings and civil partnerships

� Wedding Chapel

� Coroner Support Services

� Bereavement Services

� Layton Cemetery

� Carleton Cemetery and Crematorium

Areas of Responsibility � Community Engagement

� Customer Complaints

� Third Sector liaison

� Volunteering co-ordination

� Equality Policy and Development

� Equalities advice

� Community Rights – Localism Act (Community Asset and Community Challenge)

Head of Community Engagement and EqualitiesAndy Divall

Areas of Responsibility � Legal advice, preparation,

delivery and representation

� Property and Commercial legal matters

� General Litigation

� Civil claims

� Execution of formal legal documents

� FOI and Data Protection

Chief Corporate Solicitor Carmel White

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Community and Environmental Services John Blackledge

Director of Community and Environmental Services

Integrated Transport Manager Lynne Rowbottom

Head of Coastal and Environmental Partnership Investment Clare Nolan Barnes

Areas of Responsibility � Integrated Transport

� Travel & Road Safety

� CVMU

Areas of Responsibility � Leisure Services

� School Catering Services

� Parks and Green Environment Services

� PE and School Sport

� Stanley Park

� Marton Mere Nature Reserve

� Illuminations Services (Operations)

� Building Cleaning

Areas of Responsibility � Domestic Waste

� Lancashire Waste Authority

� Commercial Waste

� Household Waste Recycling Plant

� Bulky Matters/RENEW Facility

� Waste Education/Liaison

� Public Conveniences

Areas of Responsibility � Enforcement Activities

� HMO Inspection

� Empty Properties

� Doorstep Crime / Rogue Traders

� Massage Parlours / Brothels

� Food Hygiene and Infectious Diseases

� Street Trading and Begging

� Environmental Protection

� Commercial Waste Enforcement

� Animal Welfare

� Neighbourhood Enforcement

� Licensing Services

Areas of Responsibility � Network Management

� Traffic Management

� Tramway Maintenance

� Transport Capital Projects

� Residential Parking

� Highways Engineering

Areas of Responsibility � Street Cleaning

� LEAF

� Layton Depot

� Pest Control

Areas of Responsibility � Bathing Water

� Sea Defences

� Flood Water Management

� Street Lighting PFI

� Fylde Peninsula Water

Waste Services Manager John-Paul Lovie

Service Manager Public Protection Tim Coglan

Head of Highways & Traffic ManagementWill Britain

Head of Leisure, Catering Services and IlluminationsJohn Hawkin

Street Cleaning Manager Jez Evans

Amanda HattonDeputy Director of People (Children’s)

Karen SmithDeputy Director of People (Adult Services)

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People’s

Areas of Responsibility

� Statutory assessment

� Educational psychology

� SSA service

� Adult and sensory service

� Portage

� Prevent partnership

� School transport

� SERF support

� Placements

� Short breaks

� Post 16 SEND

Areas of Responsibility

� Professional Advisor to the Statutory Director of Children’s and Adult Services

� Development of Social Work Practice and Standards

� Support/ Suspension and Leadership within Children’s Social Care

� Lead Sector Improvement

� Social Care Workforce Development

� Lead of Policy Development and Procedures across Social Care

Areas of Responsibility

� Pupil welfare

� Children missing education

� Elective home education

� Equalities and diversity

� Gypsy/ Romany travellers

� Virtual school

� Access and inclusion

� Transience support

� SACRE

� Safeguarding link

Areas of Responsibility

� Early years

� School improvement/ intervention

� Educational analysis

� School partnerships

� Statutory assessment

� Special schools

� Child employment

� Outdoor learning

� Duke of Edinburgh

� Music service

� School to school systems

� Family information service

Areas of Responsibility

� Traded services

� School admissions

� School capital

� Local education partnership

� School funding

� Social care funding

� Service improvement

� Sector led improvement

� Children’s strategy

� Business support

Head of Business Support, Strategy and Resources Hilary Wood

Head of Schools, Standards and Effectiveness Amanda Whitehead

Head of Inclusion Jane Gray

Head of SEN and Education Psychology Simon Jenner

Areas of Responsibility

� Raising the Participation in Learning

� 14 – 19 education and training

� Youth unemployment (16 – 24 yr olds)

� Careers Information Advice and Guidance for young people

� Connexions service

� Adult Education and Community Learning

� Family Learning

� Adult Learning Service

Adult learning and Post 16 Mike Taplin

Principal Social Worker Children and Adults

Delyth CurtisDirector of PeopleDeputy Chief Executive

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Karen SmithDeputy Director of People (Adult Services) (Statutory Director of Adult Services)

Principal Social Worker and Head of Safeguarding (Adults) Lynn Gornall

Head of Commissioning Val Raynor

Head of Care and Support (Shared) Nick Henson / Kate Aldridge

Areas of Responsibility � Professional Adviser to

the Statutory Director of Adult Social Services

� Development of Social Work Practice and Standards

� Support/Supervision and Leadership within Adult Social Care

� Social Care Workforce Development

� Lead on Policy Development and Procedures across Adult Social Care.

� Supervisory Body for Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

� Responsible for Best Interest Assessors (MCA 2005)

� Blackpool Safeguarding Adult Board

� Safeguarding Adults Team

Areas of Responsibility � Children’s Commissioning

and Contracting

� Adults Commissioning and Contracting

� Commissioning Strategies for Adult Services and Children’s Services

� Market Management

� Public Health Commissioning

� Provider Quality and Performance Management

Areas of Responsibility � Care at Home Services

� Residential Intermediate Care

� Residential Respite

� Vitaline

� Supported Living

� Blackpool Centre for Independent Living

� Daytime Services

� Shared Lives Scheme

� Volunteers

� Mental Health Provider Services

Head of Adult Social Care Les Marshall

Areas of Responsibility � Assessment and

Care Management Services for Adults

� Adult Social Care

� Integrated Mental Health Services

� Integrated Learning Disability Services

� Hospital Discharge Services

� Statutory responsibilities for Adult Social Care

� Application of Safeguarding Procedures

� Responsibility for Approved Mental Health Professionals

� Personalisation Lead

People’sAdult Services