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New Assistant Chief Executive joins the top team at Thurrock

22 January 2024
Alex Powell, the new Assistant Chief Executive, joins Thurrock Council today (Monday 22 January). The Assistant Chief Executive (ACE) role is essential to the council's improvement journey and a core part of the new senior leadership team being formed by Dave Smith, Chief Executive and Managing Director Commissioner. The ACE is tasked with delivering change and forging a healthy council culture for the future.

New people join top team

21 November 2023
Updated 11 January 2024.
Recruitment to the council's senior leadership team has seen 2 director posts filled, with the successful candidates set to join the council in the new year.
The new members of the leadership team are as follows.

Managing Director Commissioner joins Thurrock Council

21 March 2023
Dr Dave Smith arrived in Thurrock today to take up the role of Managing Director Commissioner of the council. The new appointment was announced last week by the government's Minister for Local Government and Building Safety. This is part of the expansion of the ongoing intervention at Thurrock Council led by a Commissioner team from Essex County Council.
Dave said: "Thurrock Council is facing some of the greatest challenges ever faced by a local authority, and the scale of the task ahead should not be underestimated.

Response to proposed further directions

8 February 2023
Thurrock Council has responded to the government's Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities after receiving and considering proposed further directions for the council, based on the commissioners' first report and a Best Value Inspection update report submitted before Christmas.
The proposed updated directions recommend that a commissioner is appointed to act as Managing Director of the authority and sets out proposals for increased powers for the commissioners in making decisions about:

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