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The MJ's round-up of this week's personnel moves in local government. Chief executive Stacey Burlet is to combine the roles of chief executive of Ryedale DC and assistant chief executive of North Yorkshire CC. Ms Burlet, who was previously commercial director North Yorkshire, has also been appointed to the roles of returning officer and electoral registration officer for Ryedale. Leader of North Yorkshire, Cllr Carl Les, said: ‘This is a great opportunity for North Yorkshire County Council to build stronger links with the districts. As well as building on our resources, working together will allow growth and sustainability for Ryedale as well as us.' Chair of Ryedale's policy and resources committee, Cllr Luke Ives, added: ‘We welcome Stacey to our council because she brings with her a wealth of experience at a range of different types of councils. I'm confident Stacey will bring these strengths to help us deliver our ambitions for Ryedale.' Directors Stuart Smith, Calderdale MBC's director of adult and children's services has announced his retirement. Stuart joined Calderdale 2011 and received an OBE in this year's Queen's birthday honours for services to children. Council leader, Cllr Tim Swift, said: ‘Under his inspirational leadership and the hard work of staff, children and young people's services has been through a sustained process of improvement, and has become a national example of best practice in several areas. The council is proposing to divide the role between a director of adult services, integration and wellbeing and a director of children and young people's services. Professional bodies A new chair has been announced for the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport's (ADEPT) engineering board. Mark Stevens, assistant director for operational highways at Suffolk CC, takes over from longstanding chair, Parvis Khansari. Mr Stevens said: ‘It is a privilege to take on the role of chair of the ADEPT engineering board, having served as its secretary and deputy chair for a number of years. He will represent ADEPT at national level including the UK Roads Liaison Group, the Department for Transport and the Highways Term Maintenance Association. Mr Stevens has worked in local government highways and transportation services for more than 35 years, including in Leicestershire, Peterborough and Luton. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has announced the appointment of Lorraine Gray as its chief executive. Ms Gray was appointed Interim chief executive in the spring, following Anna Fowlie's move to the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations. Ms Gray said: ‘I am pleased to be the new chief executive and very much looking forward to working with the Convener and the Council, our dedicated and skilled staff, our registrants and employers, partners and others, building on our achievements. This is an exciting time for the organisation as we continue our registration programme and our digital transformation.' Private Sector PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed new partners to its government and health industries practice. Among them are Emma Cody, a tax partner based in London, who supports a public and private sector clients, ranging from housing associations and local authorities to international retailers and property investment portfolios. Danielle Perfect sits within the firm's office of general counsel, focusing on the commercial and legal side of government and public sector engagements and leads PwC's relationship with the Crown Commercial Service. Ben Shepherd is a consulting partner based in London, working with government and transport clients on large infrastructure and transformation programmes to procure, establish and manage supply chains, while Andrew Miller leads a team helping public sector organisations to improve their cyber security. Quentin Cole, government and health industries UK leader at PwC, said: ‘Their promotions highlight the firm's diverse range of growing talent across all sectors. This broad range of skills is crucial as we help our clients tackle and solve some of their most complex problems.'

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By Martin Ford | 23 August 2018

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