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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

Unitary announces chief executive

By Martin Ford | 01 May 2026

Shropshire Council has announced of Tanya Miles as its permanent chief executive.

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Making the shift

By Christine Marshall | 30 April 2026

As the sector gears up for a new wave of unitarisation, Christine Marshall reflects on the move from districts to a unitary council as executive director for...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Southport Inquiry: a damning verdict

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2026

The inquiry into the devastating knife attack that claimed the lives of three young children in 2024 has delivered a damning verdict on the authorities invol...

CHIEF EXECUTIVES

Southport Inquiry: Councils face challenge to prevent future attacks

By Martin Ford | 23 April 2026

Councils face a challenge to prevent future attacks such as those in Southport that claimed the lives of three schoolgirls, children’s services directors hav...