Resources
Working on many exciting things often considered 'behind the scenes', our Resources Directorate is formed through services including Legal and Democratic, Finance, ICT and HR.
Joseph Holmes - Executive Director - Resource Directorate
Audit
Our Internal Audit Service provide an assurance function to the rest of the council, providing independent and objective opinion on risk management, control and governance.
Commissioning and Procurement
Our Commissioning and Procurement Service works to improve outcomes and value for money from the goods, works and services used throughout the council, which includes social care services, to highways repairs, to IT software.
Customer Engagement and Transformation
Our Customer Engagement and Transformation Service is formed from a collection of teams including Communications, our Customer Contact Centre, Digital and Performance, Research and Risk.
Finance and Property
Our roles in Finance and Property are responsible for a variety of functions including but not limited to Exchequer Services, Insurance, Health and Safety, Accountancy and Facilities.
Human Resources
Our roles in Human Resources are based around supporting the council and its staff. Human Resources are responsible for supporting the recruitment, training and development of staff, employee relations and payroll to name a few.
ICT
Technology forms the basis of everything we do across the council and our ICT department is responsible for ensuring all 1500 of our staff remain connected through our networks.
Legal and Democratic
Our roles in Legal and Democratic Services are responsible for providing legal support across the council in a variety of fields and managing the democratic function of the council.