The Corporate Management Team is the most senior officer group in the council providing a corporate setting for advising the Executive on the business cycle, Forward Plan and policy options.
Led by the Chief Operating Officer, Ian Floyd, it includes the following officers:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Integration
- Corporate Director of Children and Education
- Director of Public Health
- Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer
- Director of Housing and Communities
- Director of Environmental and Regulatory Services
- Director of Finance
- Chief Human Resources and Support Services Officer
- Director of City Development
Chief Operating Officer
Ian Floyd
Statutory responsibility - Head of Paid Service
As Head of the Council’s Paid Service, Ian is responsible for securing staff and other resources needed to deliver high quality, cost effective services to the people of York.
Working closely with the Corporate Management Team and the Leader and Executive Team, he ensures those resources support the delivery of the Council Plan and the Council’s vision, policies and goals.
Ian's responsibilities include acting in the capacity of Returning Officer for Local, Parliamentary and European elections and Counting Officer for referendums.
He is also Chair of the York Health and Care Partnership Executive Committee.
- Email: ian.floyd@york.gov.uk
- Executive assistant: Sarah Butcher, email: sarah.butcher@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Integration
Sara Storey
Statutory responsibility - DASS
Sara's responsibilities include:
- All aspects of Adult Social Care assessment and delivery as the DASS
- Market Management in line with the Care Act
- Contracts and Quality Assurance
- Statutory Delivery CQC
- All Age Commissioning
- Adult Provider Services
- Responsible Individual
- Mental Health Services
- Hospital Discharge
- Learning Disabilities and Transitions
- Adults Safeguarding
- Reablement and Early Intervention
- Corporate Director lead for Health Integration (ICS) and Place
- Email: sara.storey@york.gov.uk
- Executive Assistants: Sarah Bentley (Monday to Wednesday), email: sarah.bentley@york.gov.uk, and Sue Hull (Wednesday to Friday), email: sue.hull@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
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Corporate Director of Children and Education
Martin Kelly
Statutory responsibility - Director of Children's Services
The role's responsibilities include:
- Early Years
- Targeted Early Help and Prevention
- Family Hubs
- Children's Social Care
- Youth Justice Service
- Adoption
- Regulated Placements
- Fostering
- Residential Care
- Supported Accommodation
- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
- Virtual School
- School Improvement, School Organisation and Support
- Skills (Employment and Training)
- School Transport
- School Safeguarding
- Email: martin.kelly@york.gov.uk
- Executive assistant: Shirley Simpson, email: shirley.simpson@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
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Director of Public Health
Peter Roderick
Statutory responsibility - Director of Public Health
As senior advocate for the health of the population across the city of York, Peter is accountable for all City of York Council’s responsibilities for public health. They include promoting and protecting the health of residents and reducing health inequalities.
Peter is the lead for the commissioning of a range of public health services including:
- Sexual Health
- Substance Misuse
- Stop Smoking Support
- NHS Health Checks
- Healthy Child Service
The responsibilities also include the delivery of public health programmes such as public mental health, suicide prevention, healthy weight and oral health.
- Email: peter.roderick@york.gov.uk
- Executive assistant: Christina Ravenhill, email: christina.ravenhill@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
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Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer
Bryn Roberts
Bryn is the Council's Director of Governance (Chief Legal Officer) and Monitoring Officer (statutory role). In addition, he is appointed as Senior Information Risk Owner and Deputy Returning Officer (full powers).
Bryn is responsible for the following services:
- Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for compliance with the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Investigatory Powers Act 2016
- Legal services
- Information Governance
- Governance and Decision-Making of the Council
- Democratic and Scrutiny Services
- Internal Audit
- Elections
- Email: bryn.roberts@york.gov.uk
- Executive assistant: Megan Kent, email: megan.kent@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
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Director of Housing and Communities
Pauline Stuchfield
Pauline is responsible for Customer Services and Strategy including:
- Customer and Web Services
- Mansion House
- Register Office (including role of Proper Officer)
- Bereavement Services
- Civic Office
Her Communities and Equalities responsibilities include:
- Adult Education and Skills
- Leisure and Community Centres
- People and Neighbourhoods Strategy
- Policy Commissioning and Contract/SLA Management across Explore York
- Leisure Facilities
- York Museums Trust
- York CVS
- Citizens Advice York
- Welfare Benefits Unit
- Make It York
- Email: pauline.stuchfield@york.gov.uk
- Executive assistant: Cath Loseby, email: cath.loseby@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
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Director of Environmental and Regulatory Services
Dave Atkinson
Dave Atkinson, has been appointed to the post of Director of Environmental and Regulatory Services and joins CYC on 1 August 2025.
In the interim the services will be allocated as follows:
- Public Protection and Emergency Planning Team will report to Bryn Roberts
- Community Safety will report to Pauline Stuchfield
- Planning and Development Services and Transport and Highways Teams will report to Garry Taylor
- Environment Services will report to Patrick Looker and Ian Floyd
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Director of Finance
Debbie Mitchell
Council’s Section 151 Officer (statutory role)
Debbie is responsible for ensuring the Council has arrangements in place for the proper administration of all financial matters. She is lead officer on all aspects of finance, procurement, insurance and risk.
Debbie also has responsibility for the following areas:
- Business Intelligence
- Transformation
- Commercial Property Portfolio and Facilities Management
- Exchequer Services including revenue collection and recovery, adults income and court of protection
- Email: debbie.mitchell@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
- Executive Assistant: Megan Kent, email: megan.kent@york.gov.uk
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Chief Human Resources and Support Services Officer
Helen Whiting
Helen is the lead officer for managing the Council’s workforce. Helen manages the Human Resources Team which covers all aspects of support to employees and managers for their working journey at the Council. Helen works closely with trade unions to ensure effective employee relations.
Helen also has responsibility for the management of the following support services:
- Information Technology
- Business Support
- Shared Health and Safety service,
- Executive Assistants
- The City of York Trading contract (Work with York)
- Email: helen.whiting@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
- Executive Assistant: Megan Kent, email: megan.kent@york.gov.uk
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Director of City Development
Garry Taylor
Garry is responsible for leading on the strategic infrastructure development of the city, major projects, regeneration, strategic planning, climate change, local plan and projects associated with the Combined Authority. Garry also leads on the council’s strategic relationship management with partners and developers, locally, regionally and nationally.
Garry is responsible for:
- City Strategy
- Communications
- Climate Change
- Carbon Reduction
- Economic development and regeneration
- Major Projects including York Central, Castle Gateway, Acomb Front Street
- The Local Plan
- Tourism
- Inward Investment
- Combined Authority projects and liaison
- Email: garry.taylor@york.gov.uk
- Address: West Offices
- Executive Assistant: Leslie Chilvers, email: leslie.chilvers@york.gov.uk
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