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CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Robinson joins Wirral MBC

Wirral MBC has appointed Staffordshire CC deputy chief executive Eric Robinson as its new chief executive, following the departure of Graham Burgess.

Wirral MBC has appointed Staffordshire CC deputy chief executive Eric Robinson as its new chief executive, following the departure of Graham Burgess.

Mr Robinson was previously director of social services at Cambridgeshire CC and Enfield LBC and advises the Government on children's services.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Moving on from political limbo: Dealing with no overall control in English councils

By Neil Merrick | 17 June 2026

With more than half the country’s councils now in no overall control, chief executives are having to play an even more pivotal role at the heart of many loca...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Return of the Extended Ministerial Office?

By David Godfrey | 03 June 2026

Amidst the current calls for civil service reform, David Godfrey asks if Extended Ministerial Offices - as previously introduced in the Department of Communi...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Bath and North East Somerset adds to leadership team

By Martin Ford | 27 May 2026

Two new executive directors have joined Bath and North East Somerset Council.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Unitary appoints adult services director

By Martin Ford | 20 May 2026

Blackpool Council has appointed Martin Lawton as its new director of adult services.