A directorate is a group of services provided by Suffolk County Council.
Each of our directorates has:
- an elected cabinet member (county councillor)
- an appointed director (senior management officer)
You can find out more about each of our directorates by clicking on the information sections below.
Adult and Community Services (ACS)
What we do
Adult and Community Services (ACS) works with adults, young people moving into adulthood and people with physical and learning disabilities to develop better outcomes in people’s lives and help them to live as independently as possible.
We work in partnership with:
- health services
- local councils
- the independent, voluntary and private sectors
- the Health and Wellbeing Board
We also work with colleagues in other areas of the county council, especially Children and Young People's Services.
Our services
Adult and Community Services supports or commissions services including:
- access to care services
- safeguarding of vulnerable adults
- health and care integration
Cabinet Member
Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger, Cabinet Member for Adult Care
Management
Mike Hennessey, Corporate Director for Adult and Community Services
Our aims, vision and values
Our vision is to be a good social care service, working in new ways with partners to develop better outcomes in people’s lives.
Health and Care Integration
We work closely with Health colleagues, joining up services within the community at the Connect sites and through our Sustainability and Transformation Plan (PDF, 1MB).
This improves outcomes for people and reduces pressure on Accident and Emergency and avoidable hospital admissions.
Support to Live at Home
For more information on Support to Live at Home, please visit our Home care page.
Suffolk InfoLink, also has details of organisations and Information on support services across Suffolk on a wide variety of topics related to social care.
Our practice
The Adult Social Care Policy Framework (PDF, 918KB) shows our policy on the delivery of care and support in Suffolk.
Corporate Services (CS)
What we do
Corporate Services (CS) supports the delivery of front line services to the public.
Our services
Corporate Services includes:
- Corporate Programme Managment Office (PMO)
- Commercial
- Communications
- Finance
- Human Resources (HR)
- IT
- Performance and Information Management
- Property
- Scrutiny and Monitoring
- Internal Audit
- Coroner
- Registration Service
- Legal
- Democratic Services
- Monitoring Officer
Cabinet Members
- Councillor Richard Smith, MVO, Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets
- Councillor Mary Evans, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Rural Affairs
- Councillor Matthew Hicks, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Infrastructure
Management
Chris Bally, Director of Corporate Services and Deputy Chief Executive
Fire and Public Safety (FPS)
Our services
Fire and Public Safety incorporates:
- Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service - view the SFRS structure chart (PDF, 660KB)
- Trading Standards
- Emergency Planning
Cabinet Member
Councillor Richard Rout, Cabinet Member for Environment and Public Protection
Management
Mark Hardingham, Chief Fire Officer and Director of Fire and Public Protection
Growth, Highways and Infrastructure (GHI)
What we do
Growth, Highways and Infrastructure (GHI) is responsible for economic and industrial growth within the county, as well as recycling, transport and public highways services.
Our services
Growth, Highways and Infrastructure services include:
- Highways
- Planning
- Economic development
- Environmental Strategy
- Strategic development
- Passenger transport
- Waste and recycling
Cabinet Members
- Councillor Matthew Hicks, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Infrastructure
- Councillor Mary Evans, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Highways, Transport and Rural Affairs
- Councillor Richard Rout, Cabinet Member for Environment and Public Protection
- Councillor Paul West, Cabinet Member for Ipswich, Communities and Waste
Management
Mark Ash, Executive Director of Growth, Highways and Infrastructure
Health, Wellbeing and Children's Services (HWC)
Our services
Health, Wellbeing and Children's Services (HWC) includes:
- Disabled Children’s Services
- Early Help services
- Education and Learning
- Fostering and Adoption
- Health Improvement
- Health Visiting
- Knowledge and Intelligence
- Localities and Communities
- Population Healthcare
- Public Health
- School Nursing
- Social Care Services
- Special Education Needs and Disabilities
- Youth Offending
Cabinet Members
- Councillor Gordon Jones, Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education and Skills
- Councillor James Reeder, Cabinet Member for Health
Management
- Sue Cook, Director for Health, Wellbeing and Children’s Services
- Allan Cadzow, Service Director for Health, Wellbeing and Children’s Services
- Dr Amanda Jones, Director of Public Health
Suffolk County Council
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- Our aims and transformation programmes
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- How the council works
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- Suffolk Public Sector Leaders group
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