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Resources DirectorateBryan Mason, Joint Director of Corporate Resources


Joint Director of Corporate Resources
Bryan Mason
Tel: 01246 242424
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This Directorate includes functions which are central to the achievement of the Councils corporate objectives and delivery of quality services. These include:

Finance and Revenue Services

(structures forPDF iconFinance,PDF iconBilling/Recovery,PDF iconBenefits)

The position of Joint Assistant Director Financial Services is currently vacant. The department is responsible for the following functions:

Financial

  • The preparation, monitoring and control of capital and revenue budgets
  • Formulation and monitoring of strategy, arranging and managing borrowings and investments
  • Arranging appropriate insurance cover for the Council and process and monitor claims
  • The payment of duly certified accounts
  • The processing of grants to voluntary organisations, TV Licences and concessionary travel scheme.

Information, Communciation, Technology (I.C.T.)

This is a joint service that provides an ICT service to three Council's, Bolsover District Council, Derbyshire Dales District Council and North East Derbyshire District Council.

The ICT team is responsible for developing and managing effective ICT systems and communications strategies to cater for the on-going operations of the Council and to deliver the statutory and corporate e-government objectives. They also look after the Councils Networks, in particular providing technical support services helping the user solve specific problems with a product.

Internal Audit Consortium

Martin Iliffe is the Head of Internal Audit Consortium, which is a joint unit that provides an Internal Audit service to three Council's, Bolsover District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council and North-East Derbyshire District Council.

The team delivers a continuous internal audit reporting to the Audit Committee and liaising with the Director of Resources. The Consortium carries out an examination of accounting, financial and other operations of the Council including:

  • The appraisal and review of the adequacy of internal controls
  • The completeness, reliability and integrity of information, both financial and operational
  • Ensure compliance with policies, plans, procedures, laws and regulations, i.e. rules established by the management of the organisation, or externally
  • The safeguarding of assets
  • The economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which resources are employed.

Resources Service

Allison Westray-Chapman is the Joint Assistant Director of Resources which incorporates Allison Westray-ChapmanCustomer Services, PDF iconContact Centres and PDF iconRevenues and PDF iconBenefits.

Customer Service/Contact Centres

  • Developing and co-ordinating the compliments/comments/complaints system on behalf of the Council
  • Delivering quality customer services through our Contact Centres
  • Co-ordinating requests for information under Freedom of Information and Re-use of Public Sector Information
  • Leading on Data Protection
  • Customer Contact Centres at Bolsover, Clowne, Shirebrook and South Normanton

Revenues and Benefits

  • Council Tax administration, billing and collection
  • National Non-Domestic Rates (Business Rates) administration, billing and collection
    Mortgage accounting and collection
  • Sundry Debtor administration, billing and collection
  • Housing and Council Tax Benefit assessment and payment
  • Benefit investigation.

 

Shared Procurement UnitBob Truswell

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Bob Truswell is the Head of Shared Procurement, which is a joint service for three Council's, Bolsover District Council, Chesterfield Borough Council and North-East Derbyshire District Council. The new unit is tasked with achieving smarter procurement of goods and services across the three Councils.

 

 

 

 

Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 May 2012 15:58

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