Suffolk County Council

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Suffolk County Council

Coat of arms
Type
Type
Structure
Seats 75 councillors
Joint committees
East of England Local Government Association
Elections
First past the post
Last election
2 May 2013
Next election
United Kingdom local elections, 2017
Website
www.suffolk.gov.uk

Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

History

Established in 1974 and initially based at East Suffolk County Hall, the Council was located to Endeavour House in Ipswich in 2004.[1] In September 2010, the council announced that it would seek to outsource a number of its services, in an attempt to cut its own budget by 30%.[2] In 2011 controversy surrounding the CEO Andrea Hill featured in local and national press (including £122,000 spent on management consultants),[3] leading to her disciplinary hearing and resignation.[4]

Structure of the County Council

Endeavour House home of Suffolk County Council

The County Council is led by its CEO Deborah Cadman[5] who has been in this role since October 2011.

The Council is split into 4 distinct areas each of which has responsibility for a range of services and statutory requirements.

The areas known as 'Directorates' are as follows

A fifth area of work known as Scrutiny and Monitoring covers all Directorates and is responsible for internally auditing the Councils work as well as providing registry and legal services.

The responsibilities listed below may be the responsibility of more than one Directorate and as such are labelled with the relevet acronym ACS, CYP, ESE and PP

Responsibilities

Suffolk County Council is responsible for major services which are provided countywide. These include:

Shared services

Responsibility for some services is shared between the county council and borough, district and parish councils in Suffolk, including:

Elections

The council is run by a Conservative majority. The Conservatives hold 39 seats on the Council, Labour 15, UKIP 9, Liberal Democrats 7, Independents 3, and Greens 2, giving the Conservatives a majority of 4.

These last elections were held in May 2013.

Previous elections include:

References

  1. "Suffolk has its heart ripped out: Once-proud Grade Two listed county hall is wrecked by drug addicts and tramps". Daily Mail. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. "Suffolk County Council to outsource most services". BBC News. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  3. Private Eye
  4. "Council chief Andrea Hill quits Suffolk Council". BBC News. 2011-07-06.
  5. "Chief Executive Officer". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  6. "Adult and Community Services". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  7. "Children and Young Peoples Services". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  8. "Econemy Skills and Environment". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  9. "Public Protection". Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

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