Council directorates

The Chief Executive of Knowsley Council is Sheena Ramsey.

The council is organised into six directorates, each headed by an Executive Director:

Corporate Resources - Deputy Chief Executive Mike Harden

PO Box 21, Archway Road, Huyton L36 9YU. Telephone: 0151 443 3566
Email: mike.harden@knowsley.gov.uk

Services provided:

  • Benefits
  • Budget monitoring
  • Business rates
  • Customer services
  • Contact centre
  • Council Tax
  • Democratic services
  • Elections
  • Food safety
  • Health and safety
  • Information Technology
  • Member services
  • Mayoral and civic services
  • Procurement
  • Recruitment
  • Registrars
  • Trading Standards

Children and Family Services – Executive Director Damian Allen

Huyton Hey Road, Huyton L36 5YH. Telephone: 0151 443 3232.  Minicom: 0151 443 3401. Fax: 0151 449 3852
Email: damian.allen@knowsley.gov.uk

Services provided:

  • Children, young people and family services
  • Schools and early years services
  • Future Schooling in Knowsley
  • Safeguarding and specialist services
  • Family support and children’s health services
  • Business management
  • Head of Partnerships, Development and Commissioning
  • Policy and strategy development

Neighbourhood Services – Executive Director David Coulson

PO Box 21, Archway Road, Huyton L36 9YU. Telephone: 0151 443 3009.                                                                          Email: david.coulson@knowsley.gov.uk

Services provided:

  • Antisocial Behaviour Unit
  • Bereavement services
  • Civic suites
  • Commercial waste
  • Community centres
  • Community empowerment
  • Community reassurance
  • Community safety
  • Facilities management
  • Grounds maintenance
  • Integrated offender management
  • Neighbourhood development
  • Neighbourhood working
  • Parks and green spaces
  • Pest control 
  • Recycling and waste collection
  • School crossing patrols
  • School meals
  • Security services
  • Street cleansing
  • The Knowsley Partnership
  • Transport

Chief Executive's Directorate - Chief Executive Sheena Ramsey

PO Box 21, Archway Road, Huyton L36 9YU. Telephone: 0151 443 3772. Minicom: 0151 443 3401. Fax: 0151 443 3030.
Email: sheena.ramsey@knowsley.gov.uk

Services provided:

  • Communications (press and marketing)
  • Consultation
  • Corporate performance and assessment
  • Corporate web team
  • Policy and strategy

Regeneration, Economy and Skills– Deputy Chief Executive Mike Harden

PO Box 26, Yorkon Buildings, Archway Road, Huyton L36 9FB. Telephone: 0151 443 2242. Minicom: 0151 443 340.
Fax: 0151 480 0267
Email: mike.harden@knowsley.gov.uk

Services provided:

  • Business
  • Housing
  • Parking
  • Planning
  • Roads, transport and street improvements
  • Regeneration and economic development

Wellbeing Services - Director of Health and Social Care Jan Coulter

PO Box 23, Nutgrove Villa, Westmorland Road, Huyton L36 6GA. Telephone: 0151 443 3440.  Fax: 0151 443 4901.
Email: jan.coulter@knowsley.gov.uk.

Services provided:

  • Adult services
  • Children’s services
  • Child protection
  • Community care
  • Family placement
  • Older people’s services
  • Residential and day care
  • Welfare and benefits