Transparency – organisation information

Organisational structure

Central Bedfordshire Council’s organisational structure includes:

  • Chief Executive
  • Directors
  • Assistant Directors and Chief Officers
  • Heads of Service

Organisational structure

View our current organisational structure (PDF).

View an accessible version of our current organisational structure (PDF).

We're required to publish our organisational structure as part of our annual transparency publication.

Our Constitution - section 3E has more information about responsibilities and duties.

Central Bedfordshire Council organisational structure as of 1 October 2023 (PDF)

View an accessible version of the Central Bedfordshire organisational structure as of 1 October 2023 below.

Chief Executive, Marcel Coiffait, Permanent, 1 FTE, no grade, Band 9

  • Director of Children's Services, Sarah-Jane Smedmor, Permanent 1 FTE, no grade, Band 7
    • SFF Programme Director, Vacant
      • Head of Children's Services Capital Delivery
    • AD SEND, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 4
      • Head of SEND
      • Head of SEN Specialist Services & Principal Educational Psychologist
    • AD Social Care & Early Help, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 4
      • Head of Service 0-12 Family Services
      • Head of Services Locality North
      • Head of Specialist Services
      • Head of Service Locality South
      • Head of Professional Standards & Principal Social Worker
    • Capital Programme Director, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 3
    • Transformation Lead, Interim
      • Head of Commissioning
    • AD Education, Permanent, 1 FTE CBG19 Band 3
      • Head of Education & Inclusion North
      • Head of Education & Inclusion South
      • Head of School Organisation & Planning
      • Music Director
  • Director of Social Care, Health & Housing, Andrew Sharp, Permanent, 1 FTE, no grade, Band 8
    • AD Resources, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 4
      • Head of MANOP
      • Head of ASC Assurance
      • Head of Contracts
      • Head of Partnerships & Performance
      • Head of Strategic Commissioning
    • AD Adult Social Care, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 4
      • Head of Care & Support
      • Head of Quality Improvement & SOVA
      • Head of Community Assessment Service
    • AD Commissioning, Vacant
    • AD Housing Services, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 5
      • Head of Housing Initiatives
      • Head of Housing Solutions
      • Head of Housing Property
      • Head of Housing Operations
  • Director of Place & Communities, Lorna Carver, Permanent 1 FTE, no grade, Band 6
    • AD Development & Infrastructure, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 3
      • Head of Strategic Growth
      • Head of Client & Development Services
      • Head of Planning Delivery
    • AD Community, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 3
      • Head of Leisure Services
      • Head of Environment
    • AD Highways, Permanent 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 2
      • Head of Highways
      • Head of Business Improvement
    • AD Assets, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 3
      • Chief Officer Infrastructure Delivery, Permanent, FTE 1, CBG18 Band 1
      • Head of Facilities Management
      • Head of Sustainability
    • AD Place, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 1
      • Head of Investment, Employment & Skills
      • Head of Place Delivery
    • AD Public Protection & Transport, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 3
      • Head of Community Safety, Parking & Programmes
      • Head of Business Improvement & Performance
      • Head of Service Public Protection
  • Assistant Chief Executive, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG20 Band 4
    • Head of Comms, Insight & Engagement
    • Head of Organisational Change
    • Head of Strategy & Delivery
  • Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Resources, Charles Warboys, Permanent 1 FTE, no grade, Band 8
    • AD Governance, Permanent, 1 FTE, CBG19 Band 1
    • AD Human Resources, Permanent, FTE 1, CBG19 Band 1
      • Head of Learning Central
      • Head of HR Services
      • Head of HR Resourcing & Relations
      • Head of Internal Audit & Risk
    • AD Revenues & Benefits, Permanent, FTE 1, CBG19 Band 3
    • AD Finance, Permanent, FTE 1, CBG19 Band 3
      • Head of Financial Operations
      • Head of Service Procurement
      • Head of Financial Support
      • Head of Corporate Finance
    • AD ICT Service, Permanent, FTE 1, CBG19 Band 3
      • Head of Operations
      • Head of Customer Relations & Services
      • Head of Technology
  • Director of Public Health, Vicky Head, (shared)
    • AD of Public Health, Permanent, 0.8 FTE, PHB8-D Band 2
      • Head of Public Health Programmes

Salary ceiling

  • CBG20 (HRA) £106,037
  • CBG20 £103,954
  • CBG19 £97,164
  • CBG18 £87,321
  • CBG17 £78,995
  • PHB8-D £90,886

£5,000 transparency salary bands for top 3 levels of the organisation

  • £185,000 to £189,000
  • £155,000 to £159,999
  • £145,000 to £149,999
  • £140,000 to £144,999
  • £105,000 to £109,999
  • £100,000 to £104,999
  • £95,000 to £99,999
  • £90,000 to £94,999
  • £85,000 to £89,999

Contact us

Telephone: 0300 300 8301