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How the council works

  1. Councillors and the full council
  2. The Executive
  3. Council staff and departments
  4. The Corporate Management Team
  5. Council meetings
  6. The council constitution

Council staff and departments

Council staff

Whilst elected councillors provide the policies, paid employees (council officers) put them into practice.

The council employs over 4,000 staff. These include school teachers, social workers and staff responsible for a wide range of services.

Council departments

There are 5 council departments:

  • Delivery
  • People
  • Central directorates
    • Finance
    • Organisational Development, Transformation and HR
    • Place, Planning and Regeneration

Structure charts

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PDF iconDelivery directorate structure chart206.16 KB
PDF iconFinance directorate structure chart212.01 KB
PDF iconOrganisational Development, Transformation and HR structure chart220.89 KB
PDF iconPeople directorate structure chart1 MB
PDF iconPlace, Planning and Regeneration structure chart153.93 KB