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 - Executive Director 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:

  • Recycling and waste collection
  • Bereavement services
  • Parks and green spaces
  • Neighbourhood management
  • Crime and disorder
  • Facilities management
  • Street Scene
  • Transport
  • Community engagement
  • Community safety
  • Commercial waste removal
  • Pest control
  • Knowsley Suites
  • School crossing patrols
  • School meals

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
  • Neighbourhood working

Regeneration, Economy and Skills– Executive Director Nick Kavanagh

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

Services provided:

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

Wellbeing Services – Executive Director Anita Marsland

PO Box 23, Nutgrove Villa, Westmoreland Road, Huyton L36 6GA. Telephone: 0151 443 4859. Fax: 0151 443 3670
Email: anita.marsland@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