As part of a shared services arrangement, Cannock Chase Council and Stafford Borough Council share a Leadership Team. The councils have been successfully working together since 2011 when several corporate and support services became shared.
A joint leadership team came into being in April 2023 as part of a process to share all other services apart from Elections and Cannock Chase’s Housing Revenue Account (HRA).
Here are the members of the Leadership Team with their responsibilities across both Councils:
- Chief Executive of Cannock Chase District Council and Stafford Borough Council
Tim CleggResponsible for:
- All staff and services
- Principal policy adviser to the Councils
- Strategic role, together with the two Deputy Chief Executives, in leading the direction of the Councils in support of both Cabinets
- Deputy Chief Executive - Resources / s151 Officer
Chris Forrester
Responsible for:
- S151 Officer
- Finance and Revenues & Benefits
- Law & Governance
- Transformation & Assurance
- Returning Officer for Cannock Chase Council
- Deputy Chief Executive - Place
Gregg StottResponsible for:
- Economic Development & Planning
- Regulatory Services
- Operations
- Wellbeing
- Housing & Corporate Assets
- Head of Economic Development and Planning
Dean PiperResponsible for:
- Economic Development
- Planning Policy
- Planning Enforcement
- Development Management
- Head of Regulatory Services
Gabrielle Whitehouse
Responsible for:
- Climate Change
- Environmental Health
- Licensing
- Private Sector Housing
- Civil Contingencies
- Building Control
- Land Charges
- Street Naming & Numbering
- Head of Operations
Joss PreslandResponsible for:
- Streetscene (inc. Parks and Open Spaces)
- Waste and Recycling
- Bereavement Services
- Fleet Management & Vehicle Workshop
- Markets
- Car Parking
- Head of Wellbeing
Anna NevinResponsible for:
- Housing Strategy / Homelessness
- SBC’s Housing Register
- Disabled Facilities Grants
- Leisure
- Health in all Policies
- Reducing inequalities
- Working with the Voluntary Sector
- Asylum Seekers & Refugees
- Vulnerable People
- Community Safety & CCTV
- Head of Housing and Corporate Assets
Nirmal SamraiResponsible for:
- Housing Tenancy Services
- Housing Property Services
- Housing Maintenance
- Housing Service Improvement / ICT Systems
- Housing Register (CCDC only)
- Corporate Asset Management
- Head of Law and Governance
Ian CurranResponsible for:
- Monitoring Officer
- Legal
- Democratic Services
- Electoral Services
- Information Governance
- Civic and Corporate Support
- Head of Transformation and Assurance
Judith AupersResponsible for:
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Business Planning & Performance
- Projects & Transformation
- Customer Services
- Communications
- Internal Audit & Risk
- Health & Safety
- Procurement