Departments in Wirral Council

The Chief Executive of Wirral Council is Jim Wilkie. 

Contact:
Wallasey Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wallasey
Wirral
CH44 8ED.

Email: jimwilkie@wirral.gov.uk

The Council is organised into six departments. A breakdown of each department’s role and their contact details is given below:

Adult Social Services
This department is responsible for providing services to vulnerable people including:

  • people experiencing mental health problems
  • people with a physical and sensory disability
  • providing residential and home care services to those who need them.

Contact: Tel. 0151 606 2006

The Director for Adult Social Services is Graham Hodkinson.

Contact:

PO Box 351,
Birkenhead,
Wirral
CH25 9EF

Email: grahamhodkinson@wirral.gov.uk

Children and Young People’s department
This department is responsible for the following functions:

  • Children’s Social Care
  • Learning and achievement
  • Anti-Social behaviour
  • Participation and inclusion
  • Primary schools
  • Secondary schools
  • Special schools

Contact telephone numbers for the Children and Young People's Department

The Acting Director for Children and Young People is David Armstrong.

Contact:
Hamilton Buildings
Conway Street
Birkenhead
CH41 4FD

Email: davidarmstrong@wirral.gov.uk

 

Department of Regeneration, Housing and Planning

This department undertakes the following the functions:

  • Building Control
  • Community Engagement
  • Corporate Policy & Performance
  • Development Management
  • Housing Strategy & Regeneration
  • Marketing
  • Planning
  • Press Office
  • Strategic Development
  • Tourism & Inward Investment.

Contact telephone numbers for the Department

The Acting Director for Department of Regeneration, Housing and Planning is Kevin Adderley.

Contact:
Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wallasey
Wirral, CH44 8ED

Email: kevinadderley@wirral.gov.uk

 

Finance
This department is responsible for the following functions:

  • Accounting and the provision of financial advice
  • Audit
  • Business rates
  • Council tax
  • Housing and Council tax benefits
  • Libraries.

Contact telephone numbers for the Finance Department

The Director for Finance and Deputy Chief Executive is Ian Coleman.

Contact:
PO Box No. 2
Treasury Building
Cleveland Street
Birkenhead
Wirral, CH41 6BU

Email: iancoleman@wirral.gov.uk

 

Law, HR & Asset Management

  • This department is responsible for the following functions:
  • Asset management
  • Committee Services
  • Community safety
  • Environmental health
  • Human resources
  • Legal Services - Conveyancing
  • Legal Services - Social Services & Education
  • Licensing
  • Trading standards.

Contact telephone numbers for the Law, HR & Asset Management Department

The Director for Law, HR & Asset Management is Bill Norman.

Contact:
Town Hall
Brighton Street
Wallasey
Wirral, CH44 8ED

Email: billnorman@wirral.gov.uk

 

Technical Services
This department is responsible for the following functions:

  • Highway maintenance
  • Museums and Art Galleries
  • Parks & Open spaces
  • Sport & Leisure
  • Traffic management
  • Waste & recycling.

Contact telephone numbers for the Technical Services Department

The Director of Technical Services is David Green.

Contact:
Cheshire Lines
Canning Street
Birkenhead
Wirral, CH41 1ND

Email: davidgreen@wirral.gov.uk

 

Alternative name - Directors