West Sussex County Council (WSCC) is the authority that governs the non-metropolitan county of West Sussex. representative and advocate on behalf of the Council in a range of partnerships at a local, regional and national level. Our approach has been shared at conferences in Switzerland, Scotland and Canada. Given around a third of the areas carbon emissions come from transport, Mr Davey queried the county councils "focus" on building more roads, such as the Arundel bypass. Under East Sussex, the TPA lists Ms Shaw as receiving 101,927 salary, 16,236 under other and 20,797 pension contribution. Becky Shaw, Chief Executive said: "We've been strengthening our executive leadership team throughout the pandemic. West Sussex Lieutenancy Officer. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Voting will decide who's in charge at County Hall. The proposals were broadly supported by other council groups, although members did raise questions about what the move could mean for East Sussex County Council resources. Peter Mursell was the only individual to serve two non-consecutive terms, the second being after his 1969 knighthood. Joanna started her career in social housing and regeneration- she has deep knowledge and expertise in these fields. Find out how to get in touch online or by phone. Ofsted rated West Sussex childrens services inadequate in May and the Department for Education appointedHampshire County Council chief executive John Coughlan to oversee the necessary improvements. Its absolutely not something that will be done in a darkened room and suddenly produced. Meanwhile the recent temporary cycle lanes had resulted in "a lot of money being spent and a lot of people being annoyed for not very good results". Becky Shaw - Chief Executive. Please report any comments that break our rules. Candidates have mentioned cycle lanes in West Sussex, He said: Everybody has the right to breathe clean air and we need to be dealing with the causes of that.. Historical buildings and museums include Lin An Tai Historical House and Museum, Miniatures Museum of Taiwan, Museum of Jade Art, Suho Memorial Paper . In this conversation. He described how they are promoting a green Covid recovery plan based on the Preston model of community wealth building. During her time as Interim Head of Paid Service, Debbie led the development ofthe ten year Corporate Plan for the Council and has driven through a one council approach, integrating service planning and delivery across the council and with partners. READ MORE:New 20m special needs college given go-ahead. Richard chairs North Yorkshire Chief Executives group, North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum and in 2014 chaired the Local Authority Delivery Group which co-ordinated the delivery of the Tour de France Grand Dpart in Yorkshire. Rachael helped to lead local government reorganisation in County Durham, delivering a unitary council in 2009, with significant financial savings and service improvements. contact the editor here. The new council was launched in the middle of the Coronavirus emergency and Rachael established and lead a series of partnership arrangements across the County to respond to the pandemic locally. 2023 Association of County Chief Executives (ACCE). Angie is married with one grown up daughter and in her spare time enjoys competing in triathlon. Last year the government published its vision for cycling and walking while a number of local cycling and walking infrastructure plans (LCWIPs) have been produced. 1. Mr Croker added: Its more about getting low carbon into the culture of the organisation.. Becky is a trusted and well-established chief executive with a great track record in public service and a fantastic reputation both locally and nationally. Join Facebook to connect with Becky Shaw and others you may know. Some East Sussex directors will act as mentors to their western counterparts. West Sussex County Council could share a chief executive officer with East Sussex from the new year in an attempt to improve the services it provides. Her husband is employed by Lincolnshire County Council as the Head Teacher of the Virtual School. Management of demonstration projects connecting the natural heritage to sustainable rural development. The whole County Council is the ultimate decision-making body and the principal forum for major political debate. He said: We need to focus on facilitating active and sustainable travel. Cllr Marshall said: East Sussex CC will provide us with the support and expertise we need to move forward and improve the services we offer our residents. to provide bespoke business support in East Sussex to women and ethnic minority entrepreneurs. At this time West Sussex became a non-metropolitan county, divided into districts. View the profiles of people named Becky Shaw. She is a resident of West Sussex and has a strong understanding of the county having lived here for many years. By Nick Golding. Over the last 5 years, Anthony has also played a role in the Midlands Engine. Controversy also arose when it emerged Mr Elvery had received a 47,500 relocation package after his appointment in 2017 but never actually moved to West Sussex. This authority has an incredibly strong track record of outstanding and robust public service and at the core of that is really believing in partnership. The candidates were quizzed on their track record, main campaign policies and what their focus would be on if elected next month. Becky Shaw took the helm on 6 January. West Sussex has had a troubled few months which have seen the resignation of longstanding council leader Louise Goldsmith (Con) and the confirmation last month that Mr Elvery had left, following a two-month suspension. He explained there were lots of good initiatives happening in different parts of West Sussex that they would want to see expanded. Results are below.[10]. Lastly, Labour wants to continue work to revitalise the local economy and communities following the pandemic. What we do can cascade in behavioural terms through an organisation. In response, Cllr Glazier said he would regularly meet with other group leaders as the process moved forwards, but would retain decision-making authority. Mr Jones says this has led to a constant stream of services being brought back in-house. West Sussex. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. For Mr Jones these centres are important not just to support young children and their parents, but are places where families can meet and get advice. One of the key issues was he felt cycle routes were seen by the county council as primarily for leisure once you get out of the towns. Taryn's leadership and experience will be a great asset to West Sussex." In 2019, the council's Children Services department was described in a Children's Commissioner's report as "clearly failing across all domains in the strongest terms" leading to the resignation of then council leader Louise Goldsmith. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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There is no question today about joining anything that isnt currently joined up. Tom McCabe is Executive Director of Community and Environmental Services at Norfolk County Council. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. "Working effectively with other organisations has always been one of our strengths and Im proud of a track record which means that our neighbours see us as ideal improvement partners.. Improvements to the A27 at Arundel were critical while he was also keen to see upgrades to the route advance at both Chichester and Worthing. Chief executive Becky Shaw and executive director of adult social care Keith Hinkley work across both East and West Sussex county councils. Structure; Seats: 70 councillors: Political groups. He described a real sense of achievement at the county council with its staff not only keeping business as usual going, but also providing support systems during the pandemic as well as making significant improvements in the three key areas. Shaw to replace Elvery at West Sussex. While other areas had made huge advances in encouraging more cycling and walking during the pandemic, she felt in West Sussex this had been "badly handled" leading to a backlash from motorists. He is involved with Greener Steyning and its work to promote the use of e-bikes as a new local transport solution. 28/10/2020 - Partnership Working with West Sussex County Council; Agenda items. He was previously the Non-Executive Chairman of the Norse Group and Chairman of the Strategic Co-ordination Group for Norfolk, having only recently stepped down. Performance and Finance Scrutiny Committee. Building more roads induces more traffic and encourages more people to stay in their cars.. The Green Party also wants to see the decarbonisation of the local economy and the start of a shift to a true green economy. Biography. Context and partnerships The West . Questions were also raised about whether the move heralded further integration of services between the two local authorities. Mr Davey also spoke in favour of school streets to reduce traffic congestion outside the gates at pick-up and drop-off times. This year, Ofsted said West Sussex County Council (WSCC) children's services had "widespread and serious weaknesses". West Sussex County Council . Dr Walsh described how these facilities provide "absolutely vital" services for new parents, with the Lib Dems promising to keep as many open as possible if not all of them. He sits as a member of the national steering group looking at future local government funding. As well as recommending the services be taken from the council and run by a trust, the report, from commissioner John Coughlan, painted a depressing picture of West Sussex County Council as a whole. View the profiles of people named Becky West. 5 million extra needed for the fire and rescue service, 4 million compensation paid out after the bungled re-letting of the highways contract, Large golden handshakes paid to several senior officers leaving the council. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. More challenges are still to come with the need to reset West Sussexs economy and re-skill parts of the workforce. The county also contains seven district and borough councils, and 158 town, parish and neighbourhood councils. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can While "basic designs not good enough", councils can only go so far without national policy on green standards to back them up. While the county council has a limited role in this sphere, he still felt they could promote low carbon improvements for housing more and make sure its own properties also meet these energy standards. Iain Dickson isa prominent member of the Crawley Green Party and is standing for a borough council candidate in Ifield and at county level in Langley Green and Ifield East. Tom has a wealth of experience in the public sector. Eastbourne Borough Council offices, 1 Grove Road. He previously held the role of Corporate Director at Shropshire Council and Director of Environment at Cheshire County Council. Cllr Daniel also called for cross-party consultation and involvement in the process as it moves forward. Since moving to Cornwall, Kate has accelerated the transformation and improvement of Council services resulting in a reconfiguration of roles and responsibilities within Cornwall, deeper partnerships across the public sector, underpinned through the Councils double devolution approach. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to SussexWorld, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Taryn will bring a strategic and experienced approach to making the most of all the resources the County Council has to deliver their priorities and also to leading the procurement and IT services. If we are taking on extra work and responsibilities then I think representations could be made to the appropriate minister to make sure the people of East Sussex do not lose out in financial terms.. He also suggested they should explore low emission zones or clean air zones to improve air quality. He added: We have over 70 members here and I know every member, regardless of political background, has a genuine concern and a desire to help this council move its challenges forward and I give my commitment to the opposition leaders that they will be engaged in that.. Our free email alerts will help keep you up to date with the things that matter to you. @always_possible. West Sussex County Council needs"green voices on it to help influence decision making. Becky has strong track record of effective partnership working across tiers and sectors with East Sussex leading both Transport for the South East (the regional Sub National Transport Board) and the South East 7 grouping of upper tier councils. Cllr Field said: In principle my group agrees with this proposition. The climate change plan includes a Forest for Cornwall, powering new homes with alternative energy, and making energy efficiency improvements to existing Council owned housing.
