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Tim Johnson Chief Executive tim.johnson@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Our City Our Plan
• Our Council Programme
• Financial Strategy
• Corporate Governance
• Assurance Framework
• Positioning the City
• Inward Investment
• Regional & Sub-Regional Work
• Stakeholder Engagement Framework
• Black Country Transport
• West Midlands Pension Fund

Oversight and assurance of portfolio of directorships

• Our City Our Plan
• Our Council Programme
• Financial Strategy
• Corporate Governance
• Assurance Framework
• Positioning the City
• Inward Investment
• Regional & Sub-Regional Work
• Stakeholder Engagement Framework
• Black Country Transport
• West Midlands Pension Fund

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Laura Phillips Director of People and Transformation

laura.phillips@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Our People Strategy
• People Development & Experience
• People Development & Experience
• People Policy & Strategy
• Trade Unions
• Projects & Change
• Projects & Change
• Projects & Change
• Strategic and Operational People Advice/Support
• Advice/Support • Customer Experience
• EDI
• Executive Support
• Support Services

David Pattison Chief Operating Officer (Monitoring Officer)

david.pattison@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Monitoring Officer
• Monitoring Officer
• Overall responsibility for Democracy
• Solicitor to the Council
• Deputy Electoral Registration Officer

• Deputy Electoral Registration Officer

• Deputy Returning Officer - Elections & Referenda
• Voluntary and Community Sector
• Safer Wolverhampton Partnership
• Licensing
• Taxi Licensing

services within organisation theme

• Transformation & Driven by Digital
• New Technologies e.g. AI
• Community Safety
• Senior Information Risk Owner
• Governance
• Lead on Climate Action
• New Technologies e.g. AI
• Licensing
• Overall responsibility for

Vacant Deputy Director for Regulation and Compliance

Shamsher Zada Deputy Director of Governance

shamsher.zada@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Licencing
• Compliance and
• Democratic Services
• Mayoral and Councillors
• Civic Support
• Commercial Services
• Health and Safety
• Legal Services
• Commercial Service
• Procurement
• Register Office Archives
• Commercial Services
• Health and Safety
• Legal Services

Lynsey Kelly Head of Communities

Emma Swanston Head of Taxi Licensing Parvinder Uppal Head of Procurement and Commercial

Vacant Head of Legal Services

lynsey.kelly@ wolverhampton.gov.uk emma.swanston@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Environmental Health
• Trading Standards
• Community Safety
• VCS
• Anti Social Behaviour
• Anti Social Behaviour

James Amphlett Chief Digital Officer james.amphlett2@wolverhampton.gov.uk

james.amphlett2@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Commercial Service
• Lead for Digital
• Policy and Strategy
• Procurement
• Data Strategy including AI
• Register Office Archives

Tim Munro Head of Service Health and Safety

parvinder.uppal@ wolverhampton.gov.uk tim.munro@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

Julia Goudman Head of Governance

julia.goudman@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Licencing Innovation
• Vehicle Licensing
• Compliance
• Driver Licencing
• Risk Management
• Operator Licensing
• Public Events Safety Advisory Groups
• Sportsgrounds Safety Advisory Groups
• Anchor Network
• Counter Terrorism / Channel Lead
• Modern Slavery Lead
• Community Cohesion Lead
• Violence Against Women and Girls
• VCS commissioning
• Place Based Approach
• Homelessness & Migration, and Migrant Health
• Anchor Network
• Community Wealth Building through Social Value and Wolverhampton Pound
• Procurement and Commercial Strategy
• Maintenance of Corporate Contracts Register
• Opportunities for savings and alternative service delivery models
• Procurement and Contract Management
• Procurement and Commercial Training
• Strategic contracts
• Procurement and Commercial Organisation support and advice
• Strategic Health and Safety Action Plan
• Potentially Violent Persons Register
• Consult/advise managers and employees on matters of health & safety
• Health & safety support to education services and maintained schools
• Strategic Health Safety and Wellbeing Board
• Liaison with health & safety enforcement bodies
• Safety advice at public events
• Resilience and Emergency Planning

Julia Goudman Head of Governance

• Produce and implement health & safety policies
• Undertake health & safety audits and safety inspections
• Accident investigation / analysis and RIDDOR reports
• Health & safety training

• Potentially Violent Persons Register

• Democratic Services
• Scrutiny
• Councillor Enquiries
• Electoral Services
• Civic Support inc. Mayoral and Councillors
• Customer Engagement

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David Pattison Chief Operating Officer (Monitoring Officer)

david.pattison@wolverhampton.gov.uk

James Amphlett Chief Digital Officer

james.amphlett2@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Monitoring Officer
• Overall responsibility for Democracy
• Solicitor to the Council
• Deputy Electoral Registration Officer
• Deputy Returning Officer - Elections & Referenda
• Senior Information Risk Owner - Governance
• Lead on Climate Action
• Overall responsibility for services within organisation theme
• Transformation & Driven by Digital
• New Technologies e.g. AI
• Community Safety
• Voluntary and Community Sector
• Safer Wolverhampton Partnership
• Lead for Digital
• Data Strategy including AI
• Policy and Strategy

Anna Zollino-Biscotti Head of Information Governance and Customer Assurance

Jai Ghai Head of Digital and IT

anna.zollino-biscotti@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

jai.ghai@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Information Governance (strategic & operational)
• Data Protection
• Freedom of Information/ Environmental Regulations
• Information Sharing
• Records Management
• Information Security
• LGSCO/HO Enquiries
• Ombudsman Link Officer
• ICT Programme and Project Management, delivering against corporate priorities and strategies
• Provision of Corporate ICT Service, enabling Agile Working
• Internet Provision
• Cyber Security
• Research and development of new technologies
• Digital Print Solutions - Provision of Print and Design Services

Vacant Head of Data and Analytics

• Data Analysis, Forecasting and Trend Identification
• Data Interpretation and actionable, data driven Insights
• Automated and Scheduled Reporting solutions from Council-wide Systems
• Business Intelligence Solutions, including Power BI Reporting and Dashboard Development
• Performance Monitoring and Management for Internal and External Purposes (including National and Regional)

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Laura Phillips Director of People and Transformation

laura.phillips@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Our People Strategy
• Projects & Change
• EDI
• People Development & Experience
• Strategic and Operational People Advice/Support
• Executive Support
• Strategic and Operational People Advice/Support
• People Policy & Strategy
• Support Services
• Trade Unions
• Customer Experience

Adrian Turner Branch Secretary - Unison

adrian.turner@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Suky Matti Head of People Services Steven Cartwright Head of Projects and Change

sukhvinder.mattu@ wolverhampton.gov.uk steven.cartwright@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

Lucy Searle Service Development Manager

lucy.searle2@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

Joanna Grocott Head of People Development and Experience

joanna.grocott@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• People Policy & Strategy
• Our People Strategy Development and Delivery
• Project, Programme and Change Management
• Project, Programme and Change Management
• Service Development and Improvement
• People Transformation Programme
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Project Management Office (PMO)
• Service Performance and Assurance

bullet Recruitment and Retention Office (PMO) and Assurance

• Project/Programme Assurance
• People Support Desk
• People Experience
• Project/Programme Assurance
• Pay and Reward
• People Transformation Programme
• Business Analysis
• People Operational Advice/support
• Business Improvement
• Trade Unions
• Employee Relations

Lamour Gayle Head of Business Operations

lamour.gayle2@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Customer Experience
• Service Innovation
• EDI
• Executive Support
• Support Services

Lisa Powell Head of Customer Experience

lisa.powell3@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Customer Services Operations
• Contact Centre Management
• Customer Experience & Insight
• Service Improvement
• Blue Badge Operations
• Community Access Hubs
• Digital Customer Access & Channel Shift
• Quality Assurance & Performance Management

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Charlotte Johns Executive Director of Place

charlotte.johns@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Strategic Lead for Economy Portfolio
• City Economy & Partnerships
• City Development
• Housing
• Housing SRO

• WM Strategic Migration Partnership
• Adult Education & Skills Portfolio
• Strategic relationships with key stakeholders, partners including businesses, government agencies, communities, LA’s, Universities, regeneration partners, WMCA

Ian Fegan Director of City Economy and Partnerships

Mark Bassett Director of City Development

Dally Panesar Head of West Midlands Strategic Migration Partnership

an.fegan@wolverhampton.gov.uk mark.basset@wolverhampton.gov.uk

dally.panesar@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Strategic Communications and Reputation Management
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
• Visitor Economy / Destination Management
• City Investment/Marketing
• Place Shaping
• Employment and Skills
• Business Growth
• Connexions Service
• Wolves at Work
• Skills, Jobs and Careers

• Leadership and management of the

• City Planning
• City Strategic Projects
• Assets
• Green Cities and Circular Economy
• Leadership and management of the Cross-Sector Partnership on Migration Issues for the West Midlands Region, hosted by City of Wolverhampton Council

Vacant Director of Housing

Nicolina Cooper Director of Neighbourhoods and Highways

nicolina.cooper@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Homelessness and Transformation

• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

• Housing Development
• Private Sector Housing
• City Transport
• Highways
• Major Projects
• Markets
• Road safety
• Parking Services
• Environmental Services
• Parks
• Bereavement Services Waste & Recycling
• Coroner
• Waste & Recycling
• Fleet
• Passenger Transport
• Environmental Health
• Trading Standards
• Licensing

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Vacant Director of Housing

• Strategic Housing
• Homelessness and Transformation
• Housing Development
• Private Sector Housing

Jenny Lewington Deputy Director of Housing jenny.lewington@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• New Housing Development
• Asset Management and Financial Planning
• Housing Assistance programmes
• Asset Management and Financial Planning
• Council Housing
• Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency
• Affordable Housing
• Managing Agents - Delivery Plans Performance and Governance - Housing Assistance programmes
• New Market Housing
• Homelessness
• Estate Based Regeneration
• Private Rented Sector Housing Improvement
• Private Sector Housing
• Private Rented Sector Housing Improvement • Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency
• Housing Strategy and Policy - Asset Management and Financial Planning

Anthony Walker Head of Homelessness and Accommodation Pathways

Charlotte Gibbons Head of Housing Advice and Support Karen Beasley Head of Housing Development

William Humphries Head of Private Sector Housing

anthony.walker@ wolverhampton.gov.uk charlotte.gibbons@ wolverhampton.gov.uk karen.beasley@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

charlotte.gibbons@ wolverhampton.gov.uk karen.beasley@ wolverhampton.gov.uk william.humphries@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Temporary Accommodation
• Rough Sleeper Services
• Homelessness Prevention Strategy
• Supported Housing Improvement Programme
• Call Us First Service
• Section 202 and Other Homeless Decision Reviews
• Housing Advice and Homelessness Prevention
• Homelessness Assessments and Placement into Temporary Accommodation
• Multi-agency Collaboration to Manage Risk and Safeguard Individuals and Communities
• Development of Referral Pathways
• Home Improvement Agency and Delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG)
• Telecare Service
• New build Council Housing
• Empty Properties

• New Build Grants and Funding

• New Build Grants and Funding
• High Rise Safety
• HMO Licencing
• Council Estate/Housing Area Renewal and Regeneration
• Housing standards enforcement
• Oversight of Asset Management and Housing Investment
• Regulatory debt recovery
• Renters Rights
• Engagement with Homes England
• Utilisation of S106 and RTB 1-4-1 Receipts
• Affordable Housing Conversion Programme
• Council Property Buy-Back Scheme
• HRA Non-Residential Asset Register
• HRA Asset Lease / Leaseholder Management William Humphries Head of Private Sector Housing

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lan Fegan Director of City Economy and Partnerships

ian.fegan@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Strategic Communications and Reputation Management
• Strategic Stakeholder Engagement
• Visitor Economy /
• Destination Management • Connexions Service
• City Investment/Marketing - Business Growth
• Place Shaping
• Employment and Skills

• Business Growth
• Wolves at Work
• Skills, Jobs and Careers

Chris Kirkland Head of Business Partnerships and Investment

Richard Wyatt Head of Communications

Heather Clark Head of City Economy and External Funding

christopher.kirkland@ wolverhampton.gov.uk richard.wyatt@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

heather.clark2@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Inward Investment Strategy
• Business Growth
• Capital Investments
• West Midlands Growth Company (WMGC)
• Key Accounts
• Tourism Trade
• Investment Delivery
• PR and Marketing Management
• Integrated Strategic Corporate Communications
• Strategic Reputational Management
• Key Strategic Campaigns
• Internal Communications and Staff Engagement
• Stakeholder Management
• Media Relations
• City Promotion
• External Funding including Strategic Project and Programme Pipeline
• Co-ordination of Strategic Funding Activity
• Digital co-ordinator including: Digital Infrastructure, Digital Inclusion and Innovation
• Arts & Culture

• Media Relations

• City Events
• Employment & Skills

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Mark Bassett Director of City Development

mark.bassett@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• City Development
• City Planning
• City Strategic Projects

- Assets

• Assets
• Green Cities and Circular Economy

Perminder Balu Head of Green Cities and Circular Economy perminder.balu@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

Jenna Langford Head of City Development Stephen Alexander Head of City Planning

jenna.langford@ wolverhampton.gov.uk stephen.alexander@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• City Centre Regeneration Growth Corridor Programme
• 2028 Net Zero Action Plan
• Planning Policy
• 2041 Net Zero Strategy
• Planning Applications
• Circular Economy
• Planning Compliance
• Carbon Management Plan
• Major Project Pipeline
• Building Control
• Energy Strategy
• Our Future City Centre Plan Stephen Alexander Head of City Planning
• Historic Environment
• Citizens Assembly 2023/24
• District Heat Network
• Net Zero Neighbourhood
• Local Area Energy Plan Jenna Langford Head of City Development
• Retro-Fit

Julia Nock Deputy Director of Assets

julia.nock@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• City Assets and Facilities
• Assets Review
• One Public Estate
• Workplace Strategy

Stuart Rutherford Head of Assets

Julie Bell-Barker Head of Projects and Works

Chris East Head of Facilities

stuart.rutherford@ julie.bell-barker wolverhampton.gov.uk @wolverhampton.gov.uk

chris.east@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Integrated Asset Management Plan
• Construction Project and Programme Management
• Estates Service for Corporate, Commercial and Education Portfolios
• Cost Consultancy and Design
• Engineering Services
• Structural and Geotechnical Services
• Strategic Asset Plan
• Statutory Property Compliance
• Capital Projects (New Build and Refurbishment)
• Estate Management (including commercial premises, disposal of surplus land and property assets)
• Planned Maintenance
• Compliance and Reactive Maintenance
• One Public Estate
• Our Assets Programme
• Catering
• Cleaning
• Facilities Management (Civic and Corporate)
• Service Development – including free school meals

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Nicolina Cooper Director of Neighbourhoods and Highways

nicolina.cooper@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• City Transport
• City Transport
• Highways
• Major Projects
• Markets
• Road Safety
• Road Safety
• Parking Services
• Environmental Services
• Parks

Bereavement Service Coroner Waste & Recycling Fleet Passenger Transport Environmental Health Trading Standards Licensing

• Bereavement Services
• Coroner
• Waste & Recycling
• Fleet
• Passenger Transport
• Environmental Health
• Trading Standards
• Licensing

John Charles Head of Network Management

Marianne Page Head of Strategic Transport

john.charles@wolverhampton.gov.uk marianne.page@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Beth Cooper Head of Transport and Fleet

beth.cooper@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• UTC/Black Country Shared Service
• Strategic Transport
• Operator Licence Compliance
• Roadworks Ivanagement
• Major Projects
• Passenger Transport

Permits and Licensing

• Permits and Licensing
• Sustainable Transport
• Independent Travel

Black Country Regional Partnerships

• Parking Services
• Black Country Regional Partnerships
• Fleet Services

- School Crossings

• School Crossings
• Black Country Route Managers
• Workshops and Fleet Maintenance

Road Safety

• Road Safety
• Transport Planning
• Fleet Procurement and Transformation
• Traffic Regulation and Event Management
• Highways Assets Management and Structures
• Street Lighting
• Planned and Reactive Highway Maintenance
• Flood Risk Management
• Drainage
• Winter Maintenance

Claire Walters Deputy Director of Environmental Services

claire.walters@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Street Cleansing
• Environmental Health
• Grounds Maintenance
• Trading Standards
• Arboriculture and Direct Works
• Licencing
• Public Protection
• Markets
• Environmental Crime

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Alison Hinds Executive Director of Families (DCS)

alison.hinds@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Adoption@Heart
• Adult Education
• Children's Transformation Work
• Children & Young People in Care and Care Leavers - Children in Need & Help Protection
• Children in Need & Help Protection
• Corporate Parenting
• SEND
• Family Help
• Education Psychology
• Best Start In life
• Best Start In life
• Financial Well Being
• Financial Well Being

and Admissions

• Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub - School Organisation and Admissions
• Post 16 Education
• Strategic Safeguarding
• Education Excellence

• School Organisation and Admissions
• SEND & Inclusion Support
• Specialist Support
• Youth Justice Service

Andrew Wolverson Director of Adult Social Care (DASS)

John Denley Director of Public Health

andrew.wolverson@wolverhampton.gov.uk

john.denley@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Assessment and Support Planning for Adults
• Adults Commissioning
• Adult Safeguarding
• Adult Care Provision
• Principal Social Worker
• Better Care/Integrated Working with Health
• Children’s Commissioning
• Community Financial Support • Adults Commissioning
• Adults Commissioning
• Approved Mental Health
• Practitioners and Assessments
• Carers Support
• Adults Transformation
• Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together
• One Wolverhampton
• Health Improvement
• Health Protection
• Intelligence and Evidence
• Public Health Commissioning
• WV Active and Sports Health Partnerships
• Libraries and Community Centres - NHS Partnerships and Systems
• NHS Partnerships and Systems
• Health Care Public Health
• Approved Mental Health
• Health and Wellbeing Board and JSNA
• Workforce Development and Wellbeing

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Mark Taylor Deputy Chief Executive (Section 151 Officer)

mark.taylor@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Section 151 Officer

Chair of WV Living Board marktaylor@ wvliving.co.uk

City of Wolverhampton College - Vice Chair taylorma@ wolvcoll.ac.uk

Director of Birmingham Airport Holdings Limited

Alison Shannon Deputy Director of Finance

alison.shannon@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Ian Cotterill Head of Audit

ian.cotterill@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Deputy Section 151 Officer

• Deputy Section 151 Officer
• Payments and Payroll
• Medium Term Financial Planning
• Banking Services
• Technical Accounting and Reporting
• Council Tax and Business Rates Administration
• Treasury Management

bullet Strategic Financial Advice and Support bullet Debt Management

• Internal Audit
• Risk Management
• Insurance
• Counter Fraud
• Investigations

Luke Dabin-Williams Head of Finance

luke.dabin-williams@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Vacant Head of The Hub

Tracey Richards Head of Revenues and Benefits

tracey.richards@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Revenue Budget Co-ordination and Medium Term Financial Strategy
• Payment and Purchasing
• Council Tax Administration
• Banking and Income Management
• Business Rates

bullet Medium Term Financial Planning and Financial Modelling

• Debt Management
• Housing Benefit/Council Tax Support

Lead for Financial Compliance and Reporting

• Lead for Financial Compliance and Reporting
• Quality & Improvement
• HR Administration
• Management of Business Partnering and Revenue Co-ordination Teams

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Andrew Wolverson Director of Adult Social Care (DASS) andrew.wolverson@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Assessment and Support Planning for Adults
• Children’s Commissioning
• Carers Support
• Community Financial Support
• Adults Transformation
• Adult Safeguarding
• Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together
• Adult Care Provision
• Adults Commissioning • Adults Transformation
• Principal Social Worker
• Approved Mental Health
• One Wolverhampton
• Better Care/Integrated Working with Health - Children's Commissioning
• Practitioners and Assessments

Helen Winfield Head of Community Financial Support

Sally Sandel Head of Commissioning

helen.winfield@ wolverhampton.gov.uk sally.sandel@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Financial Assessments and Billing
• Adults Commissioning
• Children's Commissioning
• Welfare Rights
• Welfare Rights
• Contract Monitoring
• Macmillan Welfare Rights
• Macmillan Welfare Rights
• ICB Commissioning
• Direct Payments
• Direct Payments
• Quality Assurance
• Destitute Plus Provision
• NHS Continuing Healthcare Lead
• Personalised Support (including Brokerage)

Rachael Murphy Deputy Director of Adult Social Care rachael.murphy@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Adult Improvement
• Technology Enabled Care
• Deputising for and supporting the Director of Adult Social Care (DASS) • Adult Improvement
• Adult Transformation
• Partnerships
• All Adult Social Care operations • Technology Enabled Care
• Information Advice and Support Services
• CQC Readiness
• Performance

Jenny Rogers Head of Disabilities and Mental Health

Kate Lees Head of Early Support

jennifer.rogers@ wolverhampton.gov.uk kate.lees@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

Sonia Mahay Head of Safeguarding and Ageing Well

sonia.mahay@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Financial Wellbeing (Cost of Living Support)
• Financial Wellbeing (Cost of Living Support)
• Adult Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
• Safeguarding Hub
• Disabilities inc. Sensory
• Forensic Learning Disabilities
• Mental Health
• Holiday Activity Fund
• Exploitation
• Learning Disabilities Provision
• Front Door
• Learning Disabilities Provision
• Front Door
• Front Door
• Ageing Well
• Preparing for Adulthood
• Adults No-Recourse to
• Preparing for Adulthood
• Court Of Protection
• Adults No-Recourse to Public Funds
• Adults No-Recourse to Public Funds
• Interim Principal Social Worker
• Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
• Technology
• Early Support
• Safeguarding
• Carers Support
• Occupational Therapy
• Hospital Team
• Reablement (HARP & Bradley)
• Equipment Stores

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Bal Kaur Deputy Director of Public Health

bal.kaur@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Supports the Director of Public Health in delivering statutory public health responsibilities and priorities • Strategic leadership for public health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health programmes
• Strategic leadership for public health improvement, health protection and healthcare public health programmes
• Service commissioning and transformation
• Public health governance and assurance
• Health Inequalities across the life course
• Partnership and system leadership
• Expert advice to council

Kate Warren Consultant in Public Health

Michelle Smith Head of Public Health Strategic Commissioning

kate.warren@wolverhampton.gov.uk michelle.marie-smith@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Matthew Leak Head of Public Health Adults and Older People

matthew.leak@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Health Inequalities Lead - NHS
• Neighbourhood Health
• Public Health Engagement Lead for Research
• Developing Capacity and Capability for Research
• Public Health Teaching and Training Lead
• Strategic oversight of Public Health commissioning
• Healthcare Public Health and Primary Care Link
• Performance, quality and financial governance of commissioned services
• Hypertension, NHS Health Checks and Cardiovascular Risk
• Strategic prevention and health improvement
• Strategic prevention and health improvement
• Respiratory Health
• Tobacco Control and Smoking Cessation
• Prevention of gambling-related harm
• Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery
• Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol Treatment
• Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol Treatment
• Adult Weight Management
• Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Employment Programme for Drug and Alcohol Clients
• Adult Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Healthy Ageing and Adult Social Care Link
• Sexual Health Services

John Denley Director of Public Health

john.denley@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Health Improvement
• WV Active and Sports Health Partnerships
• WV Active and Sports Health Partnerships
• Health Protection
• Health Protection
• Intelligence and Evidence
• Public Health Commissioning

- WV Active and Sports Health Partnerships

• Libraries and Community Centres - NHS Partnerships and Systems

Louise Sharrod Head of Public Health Children and Young People

Madeleine Freewood Head of Public Health Partners and Strategy

louise.sharrod@ wolverhampton.gov.uk madeleine.freewood@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Best Start in Life
• Strategic oversight: Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Health in All Policies, Health Literacy and Making Every Contact Count
• Strategic oversight: Joint Strategic Needs Assessment, Health in All Policies, Health Literacy and Making Every Contact Count
• Maternal and Infant Health
• Healthy Child Programme - Health Visiting and School Nursing
• Policy and strategic direction into Health and Wellbeing Together and OneWolverhampton
• Healthy Weight & Obesity Prevention
• Oral Health Improvement
• Partnership and relationship management across the system
• Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Health & Wellbeing in Early Years & Education settings (including Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education)
• Governance and system transformation
• Public Health business, policy and strategy function
• Public Health strategic support for SEND
• Public Health workforce development
• Inclusion Health
• NHS Partnerships and Systems
• NHS Partnerships and Systems
• Health Care Public Health
• Health and Wellbeing Board and JSNA
• Health and Wellbeing Board and JSNA
• Workforce Development and Wellbeing

and Wellbeing

Richard Welch Head of Partnerships

richard.welch@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Leisure
• Libraries and Community Buildings
• Sport and Physical Activity Strategy
• Behavioural Science
• Life Expectancy - Working Age Adults

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Alison Hinds Executive Director of Families (DCS)

alison.hinds@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Adoption@Heart
• Adult Education
• Children's Transformation Work
• Children & Young People in Care

and Care Leavers

• Children in Need & Help Protection
• Corporate Parenting
• SEND
• Family Help
• Education Psychology
• Best Start In life
• Financial Well Being
• Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
• Post 16 Education
• Strategic Safeguarding
• Education Excellence
• School Organisation and Admissions
• SEND & Inclusion Support
• Specialist Support
• Youth Justice Service

Rachel King Deputy Director of Transformation and Partnerships

rachel.king@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Children's Transformation projects / Best Start in Life Family Hubs / Families First Programme
• Quality and Improvement / Inspection readiness Co-production

Inspection readiness Co-production lisa.preston@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Lisa Preston Deputy Director - Children's Social Care

Phil Leivers Deputy Director - Education

lisa.preston@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Children in Need & Child Protection
• Disabled Children & Young People
• Youth Offending
• Children & Young People in Care
• Early Intervention
• Specialist Support
• Regional Adoption Agency

Phil Leivers Deputy Director - Education

phil.leivers@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Inclusion Support
• Inclusion Support
• School Improvement
• Early Years
• Traded Services
• Post 16
• Alternative Provision
• Special Educational Needs and Disability
• School Organisation and Admissions
• Education Performance
• Skills
• Adult Education

Denise WilliamsService Managerto Family Hubs Cherry laconoHead ofStrengthening Jazmine WalkerHead of Childrenand Young Celia PayneHead ofSpecialist Simon GreenHead ofAdoption@Heart

Cherry Iacono Head of Strengthening Families Jazmine Walker Head of Children and Young People in Care

Celia Payne Head of Specialist Support

Helen Taylor Head of SEND and Inclusion

denise.williams@ wolverhampton.gov.uk cherry.iacono@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

jazmine.walker@wolverhampton.gov.uk celia.payne@wolverhampton.gov.uk

simon.green@ adoptionatheart.org.uk helen.taylor@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

Vacant Head of Education Excellence

Bill Hague Head of School Business and Support Services

Anna Place Head of Adult Education

bill.hague@ wolverhampton.gov.uk anna.place@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Implementation of the City Wide Family Hub Model
• Partnership Engagement in the Family Hub Model
• Programme Coordinator for day to day operation of the 8 sites across the city

Role includes direct support to Director of Children Services

• Multi Agency
• Safeguarding Hub/ Emergency Duty Team
• Child Protection
• Court Team
• Family Help

jazmine.walker@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Children and Young People in Care
• Care Leavers
• Fostering
• Housing Support
• Disabled & Young People Teams
• Childrens Homes

Celia Payne Head of Specialist Support

• Children's Homes
• Children’s Homes
• Intensive Family Support
• Family Group Conference
• Family Time
• Independent Visitor/ Mentors
• Youth Offending Team
• Power 2
• Missing Children
• Contextual Safeguarding and Exploitation
• Independent Reviewing Officers
• Independent Reviewing Officers Simon Green Head of Adoption@Heart
• Recruitment and Assessment of Adopters
• Family Finding
• Adoption Support
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Early Identification and Support
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Assessment & Planning
• Vulnerable Learners
• Educational Welfare and Inclusion
• Virtual School
• Educational Psychology
• Specialist Commissioning Vacant Head of
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Early Identification and Support
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Assessment & Planning
• Vulnerable Learners
• Educational Welfare and Inclusion
• Virtual School
• Educational Psychology
• Specialist Commissioning

Excellence

• Citizenship Literacy and Learning
• Continuing Professional Development for Schools
• Early Years
• Research and Assessment
• Safeguarding in Education
• School Governance
• School Improvement
• Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

Bill Hague Head of School Business and Support Services

• Education Statutory and Traded Services
• School Organisation
• School Admissions
• Education Information and Communications Technology services
• Private Finance Initiative Contracts Management

Anna Place Head of Adult Education

• Adult Education for the City
• Integration of Adult Education Wolverhampton (AEW) for City Learning Quarter (CLQ)
• West Midlands Adult and Community Learning Alliance (ACLA)

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Rachel Brothwood Executive Director of Pensions

rachel.brothwood@wolverhampton.gov.uk

• WMPF Corporate Plan
• Corporate Responsibility and Pension Fund Governance
• Stakeholder and Industry Engagement
• Fund Culture and People Strategy
• Financial and Risk Strategy

Shiventa Sivanesan Director of Investment Management and Stewardship Paul Nevin Director of Investment Strategy Chris Manning Director of Finance, Resources and Transformation

shiventa.sivanesan@wolverhampton.gov.uk paul.nevin@wolverhampton.gov.uk

christopher.manning@ wolverhampton.gov.uk simon.taylor2@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Responsible Investment
• Climate Change Framework and Strategy, Climate Risk Reporting
• Investment Strategy Development and Implementation
• Strategic Asset Allocation
• Development and Oversight of Management Arrangements
• Development and Oversight of Management Arrangements
• Stewardship, Reporting and Disclosure
• Portfolio Analysis and Reporting
• Collaborative Engagement Initiatives Paul Nevin Director of Investment Strategy
• Investment Operations and Processing
• Deputy Section 151 (WMPF)
• Funding Strategy, Employer Covenant and Risk
• Finance and Fund Accounting
• Employer Services including Admissions and Exit Planning
• Treasury management
• People services
• Pensions Administration Strategy
• Systems & IT
• Projects & Change
• Member Information and Events
• Infrastructure and Facilities Simon Taylor Deputy Director of Funding and Customer Services
• Customer Engagement and Customer Services Amy Regler Deputy Director of Pension Operations

Amy Regler Deputy Director of Pension Operations

amy.regler@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Pensions Administration Service Development
• Benefit Operations
• Pensions Payroll
• LGPS Technical and Regulatory Change

Rachel Howe Deputy Director of Governance and Corporate Services

rachel.howe@ wolverhampton.gov.uk

• Fund Governance & Statutory Reporting
• Risk & Compliance
• Information Governance
• Business Continuity
• Legal, Contracts & Procurement
• Business Communications
• Data & Insights

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