Organisational structure
Our current organisational structure reflects the most up-to-date hierarchy within Central Bedfordshire Council. This information was last updated in September 2025.
Chief Executive, Marcel Coiffait
- Director of Children and Families, Amana Gordon
- Director of Adult Social Care and Housing, Andy Sharp
- Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Place and Communities, Lorna Carver
- Director of Resources and Organisational Change, Robert Ling
- Director of Finance (S151 Officer), Denis Galvin
- Director of Public Health, Vicky Head
- Monitoring Officer
Director of Children and Families: Amana Gordon
- Service Director Social Care and Early Help
- Head of 0-19 Support and Intervention
- Head of Family Help
- Head of Family Help
- Head of Corporate Parenting
- Head of Service (CWD)
- Service Director Education, SEND and Inclusion
- Head of EHC Team
- Head of SEN Specialist Services
- Head of Education and Inclusion
- Head of Music Service
- Head of School Place and Planning Delivery
- Head of Quality Assurance
Director of Adult Social Care and Housing, Andy Sharp
- Service Director Commissioning, Contracts and Performance
- Head of Contracts, Quality and Brokerage
- Head of Strategy Performance and Assurance
- Head of Strategic Commissioning
- Service Director Adult Social Care
- Head of Community Assessment Services
- Head of Safeguarding Mental Health and Principal Social Worker
- Head of Care Support and Quality Improvement
- Service Director Housing Services
- Head of Housing Property
- Head of Housing Initiatives
- Head of Housing Operations
- Head of Housing Solutions
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Place and Communities, Lorna Carver
- Service Director Environment and Communities
- Head of Environment
- Head of Leisure
- Service Director Highways
- Head of Commercial and Business Improvement
- Head of Traffic Management
- Head of Highways Maintenance
- Service Director Development and Economy
- Head of Strategic Growth
- Head of Planning Delivery and Building Control
- Head of Investment, Employment and Skills
- Head of Sustainability
- Service Director Public Protection and Transport
- Head of Public Protection
- Head of Passenger Transport
- Head of Community Safety and Parking
Director of Resources and Organisational Change, Robert Ling
- Service Director Human Resources and Organisational Development
- Head of HR Operations
- Head of Resourcing and Development
- Head of Communications
- Head of Performance and Improvement
- Service Director IT and Customer Services
- Head of Technology
- Head of Operations
- Head of Customer Relations and Services
- Service Director Assets and Capital Delivery
- Head of Asset Management
- Head of Capital Delivery
- Head of Performance and Business Improvement
Director of Finance (S151 Officer), Denis Galvin
- Service Director Finance
- Head of Financial Support
- Head of Financial Operations
- Head of Corporate Finance
- Head of Service Procurement
- Service Director Revenues and Benefits
- Head of Internal Audit and Risk
Director of Public Health, Vicky Head
- Deputy Director of Public Health
- Head of Public Health Programmes
Monitoring Officer
- Service Director Governance
- Deputy Monitoring Officer
You can also download the current organisational structure as a PDF.
Structure as of snapshot – 1 October 2025
We're required to publish our organisational structure as part of our annual transparency publication. The last update was on 1 October 2025, and we will update this again in October 2026.
Chief Executive, Marcel Coiffait
- Director of Children & Families, Amana Gordon
- Director of Adult Social Care & Housing, Andrew Sharp
- Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Place and Communities, Lorna Carver
- Director of Finance, Denis Galvin
- Director of Resources & Organisational Change, Robert Ling
- Director of Public Health, Vicky Head
- Monitoring Officer / Solicitor to the Council
Director of Children & Families, Amana Gordon
- Service Director, Education, SEND & Inclusion
- Head of EHC
- Head of Music Service
- Head of Education
- Head of SEND Specialist Services & Principal Educational Psychologist
- Head of School Place Planning & Delivery
- Service Director, Social Care & Early Help
- Head of Family Help Locality 1 & 2
- Head of Children with Disabilities
- Head of Service 0-19 Support & Intervention
- Head of Corporate Parenting
- Head of Quality Assurance
- Head of Locality (Family Help)
Director of Adult Social Care & Housing, Andrew Sharp
- Service Director, Commissioning, Contracts & Performance
- Head of Strategy, Performance & Assurance
- Head of Contracts, Quality & Brokerage
- Head of Strategic Commissioning Adults
- Service Director, Adult Social Care
- Head of Care, Support & Quality Improvement
- Head of Safeguarding, Mental Health & Principal Social Worker
- Head of Community Assessment
- Service Director, Housing Services
- Head of Housing Regulations & Strategic Initiatives
- Head of Housing Solutions
- Head of Housing Property
- Head of Housing Operations
Deputy Chief Executive & Director of Place & Communities, Lorna Carver
- Service Director, Development & Economy
- Head of Strategic Growth
- Head of Sustainability
- Head of Planning Delivery & Building Control
- Head of Investment, Employment & Skills
- Service Director, Environment & Communities
- Head of Leisure
- Head of Environment
- Service Director, Highways
- Head of Highway Maintenance
- Head of Commercial & Business Improvement
- Head of Traffic Management
- Service Director, Public Protection & Transport
- Head of Passenger Transport
- Head of Community Safety, Parking & Programme
- Head of Service Public Protection
Director of Finance, Denis Galvin
- Service Director, Finance
- Head of Service Procurement
- Head of Financial Operations
- Head of Financial Support
- Head of Corporate Finance
- Service Director, Revenues & Benefits
- Head of Internal Audit & Risk
Director of Resources & Organisational Change, Robert Ling
- Service Director, Human Resources & Organisational Development
- Head of Performance & Business Improvement
- Head of Performance & Improvement
- Head of HR Operations
- Head of Resourcing & Development
- Head of Communications & Consultations
- Service Director, Assets & Capital Delivery
- Head of Asset Management
- Head of Capital Delivery
- Service Director, IT & Customer Services
- Head of IT Operations
- Head of Customer Services
- Head of Technology
Director of Public Health, Vicky Head (shared)
- Deputy Director of Public Health
- Head of Public Health Programmes
Monitoring Officer / Solicitor to the Council
- Service Director, Governance
You can also download the organisational structure as of 1 October 2025 as a PDF.
Salary ceiling
- CBG20 (HRA) £116,518
- CBG20 £114,229
- CBG19 £106,769
£5,000 transparency salary bands for top 3 levels of the organisation
- £205,000 to £209,999
- £165,000 to £169,999
- £150,000 to £154,999
- £140,000 to £144,999
- £130,000 to £134,999
- £115,000 to £119,999
- £110,000 to £114,999
- £105,000 to £109,999
- £100,000 to £104,999
Our Constitution - section 3E has more information about responsibilities and duties.