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Service Responsibilities

Corporate Services

Within the Corporate Management Team, 'Corporate Services' are overseen by Ian Floyd, Chief Operating Officer.

Service responsibilities within Corporate Services are within the remit of:


Chief Operating Officer - Ian Floyd

Email: ian.floyd@york.gov.uk
For more information read Ian's profile.

Name Job title Service areas
Dave Atkinson Director of Environment and Regulatory Services Environment and Regulatory Services
Martin Kelly Corporate Director of Children and Education Children and Education
Debbie Mitchell Director of Finance and S151 Officer Finance
Bryn Roberts Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer Governance
Peter Roderick Director of Public Health Public Health
Sara Storey Corporate Director of Adult Social Care and Integration Adult Social Care and Integration
Pauline Stuchfield Director of Customer and Communities Customer and Communities
Garry Taylor Director of City Development City Development
Helen Whiting Chief Human Resources and Support Services Officer Human Resources and Support Services

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Director of Governance and Monitoring Officer - Bryn Roberts

Email: bryn.roberts@york.gov.uk
For more information read Bryn's profile.

Name Job title Service areas
Chris Coss Head of Legal Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer Legal Services
Julie Gallagher Head of Democratic Services and Deputy Monitoring Officer Democratic Services
Lorraine Lunt Information Governance & Feedback Manager (Data Protection Officer) Information Governance & Feedback

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Director of Customer and Communities - Pauline Stuchfield

Email: pauline.stuchfield@york.gov.uk
For more information read Pauline's profile.

Name Job title Service areas
Eilidh Carricker Head of Corporate Customer Services Corporate Customer Services
Vicky Japes Head of Housing Delivery and Asset Management Housing Delivery and Asset Management
Jane Mowat Head of Community Safety Community Safety
Laura Williams Assistant Director of Customer, Communities and Inclusion Customer, Communities and Inclusion
Vacant Assistant Director of Housing Housing

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Assistant Director of Customer, Communities and Inclusion - Laura Williams

Email: laura.williams@york.gov.uk

Name Job title Service areas
Eilidh Carricker Head of Customer Services Customer Services
Andrew Laslett Strategic Services Manager Client Management of CYC leisure facilities
Joe Micheli Head of Communities Communities
Angie Padfield Head of York Learning York Learning
Richard Pollitt Mansion House Manager and Curator Mansion House
Laura Swiszczowski Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

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Assistant Director of Housing - Vacant

Name Job title Service areas
Anthony Dean Healthy and Sustainable Homes Manager Health and Sustainable Homes
Paul Hester Head of Building Services Building Services
Vicky Japes Head of Housing Strategy and Performance Housing Strategy and Performance
Sophie Round Housing Delivery Programme Manager Housing Delivery Programme
Denis Southall Head of Housing Management and Housing Options Housing Management and Homeless and Housing Options

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Director Environment and Regulatory Services - Dave Atkinson

Email: dave.atkinson@york.gov.uk

Name Job title Service areas
Steve Ball Resilience and Contingencies Manager Resilience and Contingencies
Matt Boxall Head of Public Protection Public Protection and Regional Investigations
Becky Eades Head of Planning and Development Services Planning and Development Services
Ian Hoult Head of Environmental Services Environmental Services (including Waste and Public Realm)
Steve Wragg Head of Highway Asset Management Highway Asset Management

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Director City Development - Garry Taylor

Email: garry.taylor@york.gov.uk

Name Job title Service areas
Kathryn Bushby Programme Management Programme Management
Lisa Childs Interim Head of Transport Projects Transport Projects
Claire Foale Chief Strategy Officer Strategy
Tom Horner Head of Policy and Travel Behaviour Policy and Travel Behaviour
Michael Howard Head of Highways and Transport Highways and Transport
Ben Murphy Head of City Development City Development (Economy, Regeneration, Inward Investment and Business Growth, Strategic Planning Policy)
Helene Vergereau Head of Highway Management Highway Management

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Chief Strategy Officer - Claire Foale

Email: claire.foale@york.gov.uk

Name Job title Service areas
Sam Blyth Head of City Strategy and Corporate Programmes Strategy and Corporate Programmes
Shaun Gibbons Head of Carbon Reduction Carbon Reduction
Michael James Head of Communications and Engagement Communications

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Chief Human Resources (HR) and Support Services Officer - Helen Whiting

Email: helen.whiting@york.gov.uk

Name Job title Service areas
Judith Bennett HR Manager HR Policy, Pay, Reward, Strategy and HR Benefits
Jane Benson Head of Business Support Business Support
Sarah Butcher Corporate Support Manager Executive Support to CLG Members
Kay Crabtree HR Manager HR Advisory for Community and Housing Directorate, Transport, Environment and Highways Directorate, Corporate Services and Public Health
Sophie Draper HR Manager HR Resourcing, Recruitment, Apprenticeships
Roy Grant Head of ICT and Digital Services ICT and Digital Services
Linda How HR Manager HR Systems, Training and Development, Performance and Change
Stuart Langston Head of Health and Safety Health and Safety (NYC shared service)
Claire Waind HR Manager HR Advisory for Children, Education and Adult Directorates

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Director of Finance - Debbie Mitchell

Email: debbie.mitchell@york.gov.uk
For more information read Debbie's profile.

Name Job title Service areas
Alice Beckwith Chief Officer Transformation Transformation
Nicholas Collins Head of Property Property
Ian Cunningham Head of Business Intelligence Business Intelligence
Patrick Looker Assistant Director of Finance Finance
David Walker Head of Customer Finance, Risk and Insurance Customer Finance, Risk and Insurance
Chloe Wilcox Head of Procurement Procurement

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Assistant Director of Finance - Patrick Looker

Email: patrick.looker@york.gov.uk

Name Job title Service areas
Emma Audrain Principal Accountant Finance (Technical Finance)
Katherine Finnie Principal Accountant Finance (Budget and Collection Fund)
Richard Hartle Finance Manager Finance (Education and Children Services)
Phil Kitchen Principal Accountant Finance (Transformation)
Helen Malam Finance Manager Finance (Place and Central Services)
Steve Tait Finance Manager Finance (Adult Services)

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Director of Public Health - Peter Roderick

Email: peter.roderick@york.gov.uk

For more information read Peter's profile.

Name Job title Service areas
Anita Dobson Nurse Consultant in Public Health Public Health
Kate Horne Public Health Principal (interim) Public Health

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