Upcoming payment system downtime (12 April)
All online and telephone payments will be unavailable from 10am to 1pm on Sunday 12 April 2026 due to scheduled maintenance. Parking payments are not affected by this downtime.
Thank you for your patience.
Council services are provided by seven directorates. Each directorate is made up of a number of services which are managed by a service head.
Last updated: 7 April 2026
Next review: 24 March 2027
Chief Executive: Linzi Roberts-Egan
Strategic Director of Children Services: Nicky Crouch
Strategic Director of Adult Services: Marc Gadsby
Strategic Director of Place: Joe Garrod
Strategic Director of Neighbourhoods and Environment: Debbie Porter
Strategic Director of Resources: Rob Manning
Chief Executive: Linzi Roberts-Egan
Interim Corporate Director of Strategy and Change: Amy Buxton-Jennings
Corporate Director of Resident Experience and Digital: Kerry Wickens
Corporate Director of Culture and Workforce Development: Lee Witham
Corporate Director of Communications: Adrian Thomas
Strategic Director of Children: Nicky Crouch
Interim Corporate Director of Children’s Social Care: Abigail Adieze
Interim Corporate Director of Education: Mary Jarrett
Strategic Director of Adults: Marc Gadsby
Corporate Director of Adult Social Care Operations: Alex Chidgey
Director of Public Health: Joe McDonnell
Strategic Director of Place: Joe Garrod
Corporate Director of Regeneration, Planning and Strategic Property: Ian Rae
Corporate Director of Housing: Jane Martin
Corporate Director of Strategy, Delivery and Estates: Craig Egglestone
Strategic Director of Neighbourhoods and Environment: Debbie Porter
Interim Corporate Director Community Safety and Public Protection: Ian Billham
Interim Corporate Director Highways and Parking: Mario Lecordier
Corporate Director of Neighbourhoods: Jarlath Griffin
Strategic Director of Resources: Rob Manning
Corporate Director of Internal Audit and Anti-Fraud, Revenue and Benefits: Gemma Young
Corporate Director of Governance and Law (Monitoring Officer): Mark Hynes
Corporate Director of Financial Services and Procurement (Deputy S151): Ursula Gamble
Corporate Director of Financial Sustainability: Natasha Hutchin