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INTERVENTION

Green light for intervention-hit council to appoint chief

Ministers have given the go-ahead for Thurrock Council to appoint a chief executive.

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By Martin Ford | 28 January 2026
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Ministers have given the go-ahead for Thurrock Council to appoint a chief executive.

The authority has been operating under managing director commissioner Dave Smith since 2023 as part of Government intervention at the authority.

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