Monitoring Officer/Children's Director
Case reference FOI2024/00206
Published 23 February 2024
Request
1. The name of each Monitoring Officer for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
2. The name of each Deputy Monitoring Officer for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
3. Please provide the date of every report made by the Monitoring Officer under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 since 1.1.2019.
4. Please provide a copy of each report made by the Monitoring Officer under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 since 1.1.2019.
5. The name of each Director of Children's Services for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
6. The name of each Lead Member for Children's Services for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
Response
1. The name of each Monitoring Officer for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
A:
Claire Ward - Director of Governance and Law - Monitoring Officer - 15/06/2016 - 20/03/2022
Claire Porter Director of Governance and Law - Monitoring Officer - 14/03/2022 to date
Clare Ward:
Group Solicitor Regulatory and People - 01/10/2013 - 16/01/2014
Director of Governance and Law - Monitoring Officer - 17/01/2014 - 20/03/2022
Claire Porter:
Director of Governance and Law - Monitoring Officer - 14/03/2022 to date
2. The name of each Deputy Monitoring Officer for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
A:
Bhupinder Gill - Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer - 11/02/2019 - 25/10/2019 - Was the interim monitoring officer whilst Claire Ward was off.
Kate Charlton - Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer - 06/11/2019 - 14/07/2022
Francis Fernandes - Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer - 11/07/2022 - 20/02/2023
Sean O'Connor - Head of Legal Services & Deputy Monitoring Officer - 07/02/2023 - Present
3. Please provide the date of every report made by the Monitoring Officer under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 since 1.1.2019.
A: This information is not held.
4. Please provide a copy of each report made by the Monitoring Officer under Section 5 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 since 1.1.2019.
A: This information is not held.
5. The name of each Director of Children's Services for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
A: Christopher Baird - Director for Childrens and Families - 01/04/2017 - 30/04/2021
Catherine Knowles - Director for Childrens and Families - 29/03/2021 - 29/09/2021
Darryl Freeman - Corporate Director, Childrens and Young People - 30/09/2021 - Present
Christopher Baird:
Service Director, Education, Skills and Learning - 01/03/2008 - 31/03/2017
Director for Childrens and Families - 01/04/2017 - 30/04/2021
Darryl Freeman:
Children's Improvement Director (for one month) before becoming the interim DCS in 2021
Catharine Knowles has only been in this role.
6. The name of each Lead Member for Children's Services for the Authority since 1.1.2019. Kindly also provide the dates they were in post and any other roles they held within the Authority (before, during and after).
A:
• 1st of January 2019, Councillor Elissa Swinglehurst (Conservatives) was Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and remained in post until the 2019 Local Election (2 May)
• There was short gap between 2 May to 24 May where there was no serving Cabinet Member - this was due to post election period where Cabinet members had yet to be appointed
• 24th of May 2019, Councillor Felicity Norman (Greens) was Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and remained in post until 31st of July 2021
• 1st August 2021, Councillor Diana Toynbee (Greens) was Cabinet Member for Children and Young People and remained in post until the May 4th 2023 Local Election
• Since 4th of May 2023, Councillor Ivan Powell (True Independents) has been the Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.
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