Sir Bob KerslakeHead of the Civil Serviceand Permanent Secretary

Peter SchofieldDirector GeneralNeighbourhoods Group

David ProutDirector GeneralLocalism Group

Sue HigginsDirector General Finance & Corporate Services Group

Elizabeth WhatmoreActing DirectorStrategy and Performance

Leadership Team

Louise Casey CBDirector GeneralTroubled Families Team

Non-Executive Directors

Sara WellerLead Non-Executive Director

Diana Brightmore-ArmourNon-Executive Director

Stuart GillilandNon-Executive Director

Stephen HayNon-Executive Director

... are responsible for contributing to the collective decisions of the Board. They bring their particular knowledge, skills and experience to Board discussions, as well as providing independent advice and challenge to decision making.

Localism Group

David ProutDirector General

Simon RidleyDirector,Local GovernmentFinance

Mark CarrollDirector,Decentralisation and Big Society

Neil O’ConnorDirector,Fire, Resilienceand Emergencies

Sir Ken KnightChief Fire and Rescue Adviser

Patrick White Director,Local Government Policy and Productivity

... is responsible for the transfer of power and funding from Whitehall to individuals and communities and building the Big Society.

Neighbourhoods Group

Peter SchofieldDirector General

Jon BrightDirector,Homelessness and Support,Building Standards and Climate Change

Shona DunnDirector,Planning

Philip CoxDirector,Local Economies,Regeneration andEuropean Programmes

Sir Michael PittChief Executive,The Planning Inspectorate*

Terrie AlafatDirector,Housing Growth andAffordable Housing

... is responsible for creating the conditions which re-energise and empower individuals, communities and businessto build successful cities, towns and neighbourhoods.

* Executive Agency

Finance and Corporate Services Group

Sue HigginsDirector General

David RossingtonDirector,Finance

Stephen AldridgeDirector,Analysis and Innovation

Professor Jeremy WatsonChief Scientific Adviser(Part Time)

George EykynDirector,Communication

Jon WhitfieldDirector,Internal Audit

Susanna McGibbonDirector,Legal

Dawn BrodrickDirector,People, Capabilityand Change

... is responsible for all professional services, departmental finances and the Better Department programme. This group will be expected to deliver significant efficiency savings both through internal consolidation and shared services arrangements with other departments.

David HillPrincipal Private Secretary

Troubled Families Team

Louise Casey CBDirector General

Joe TukeDirector,Troubled Families Team

... is responsible for driving forward the Prime Minister’s commitment to turn around the lives of 120,000 most troubled families.

Strategy and Programme Team

Elizabeth WhatmoreDeputy Director,Corporate PerformanceManagement

Nick BurkittDeputy Director,Troubled Families

Alastair MurrayDeputy Director,Strategy

Tom WechslerDeputy Director,Localities and London

Elizabeth WhatmoreActing Director

Decentralisation and Big Society

Tom WalkerDeputy Director,Decentralisation and Neighbourhood Planning

Stuart HogganDeputy Director,Integration

Vanessa ScarboroughDeputy Director,Tackling Extremismand Hate Crime

Ben LlewellynDeputy Director,Big Society andCommunity Rights

Mark CarrollDirector

Local Government Policy and Productivity

Paul RowsellDeputy Director,Democracy

Nick DexterDeputy Director,Community Budgets

Rosie SeymourDeputy Director,Local Government - Productivity and Reform

Shehla HusainDeputy Director,Transparency and Accountability

Julie CarneyDeputy Director,Future of Local Audit

Patrick White Director

Fire, Resilience and Emergencies

Jane CockerillDeputy Director,National Resilience and Fire Service College

James CruddasDeputy Director,Resilience and Emergencies Management

Chris BoultonSenior Fire and Rescue Adviser

Dawn EastmeadDeputy Director,Fire Policy and Analysis Division

Neil O’ConnorDirector

Sir Ken KnightChief Fire and Rescue Adviser

Local Government Finance

Terry CrossleyDeputy Director,Workforce, Pay and Pensions

Jane TodorovicDeputy Director,Strategy, Revenue and Capital

Katy WillisonDeputy Director,Business Rates and Valuation

Janet DoughartyDeputy Director,Data Collection, Analysis and Accountability

Claire CooperDeputy Director,Localising CouncilTax Support

Jessie HamsharDeputy Director,Business Rates and Valuation

Simon RidleyDirector

Housing Growth and Affordable Housing

Daniel GreavesDeputy Director,Housing Markets and Supply

Sally RandallDeputy Director,Private Sector Housing

Graham DuncanDeputy Director,Affordable Housing Regulationand Investment

Paul DownieDeputy Director,Affordable Housing Managementand Standards

Terrie AlafatDirector

Homelessness & Support, Building Standards and Climate Change

Fiona GoughDeputy Director,Welfare Reform

Bob LedsomeDeputy Director,Building Regulationsand Standards

Roger WilshawDeputy Director,Homelessness and Support

Peter RubackDeputy Director,HRA Reform and Decent Homes

Hannah-Jane McNamaraDeputy Director,Climate Change and Sustainable Buildings

Jon BrightDirector

Local Economics, Regeneration and European Programmes

David MorrisDeputy Director,Local Growth and Regeneration Strategy

Carol SweetenhamDeputy Director,European Regional Development Fund: Policy, Strategy & Coordination

Cathy FrancisDeputy Director,Local Growth and Regeneration Implementation

Stephen StringerDeputy Director,Olympics and Legacy

David MalpassDeputy Director,European Regional Development Fund: Programme Delivery

Philip CoxDirector

Planning

Steve QuartermainChief Planner

Ruth StanierDeputy Director,Economy and Social Planning

Steph HurstDeputy Director,Infrastructure and Environment

Jane EvertonDeputy Director,Development Plans

Jenan HasanDeputy Director,Development Management

Shona DunnDirector

Internal Audit

Mike ReedDeputy Director,Internal Audit

John WhitfieldDirector

People, Capability and Change

Mark BurchDeputy Director,Restructuring

Andrew KeanDeputy Director,HR Policy and Programme Management

Dawn BrodrickDirector

Lorraine ShepherdDeputy Director,Shared Services, Better Department and Civil Service Reform

Finance

Stephanie LockhartDeputy Director,Finance Shared Services

Chris SmithDeputy Director,Planning and Reporting

Darren ScatesDeputy Director,Chief Information Officer (IT)

Andrew CulverDeputy Director,Procurement

Andy MillsDeputy Director,Estates Management

David KuensbergDeputy Director,Finance Business Partnering

David RossingtonDirector

Legal

Matthew StubbsDeputy Director,Decentralisation and Local Government

VacantDeputy Director,Regeneration and Commercial Matters

James NeilsonDeputy Director,Housing, Building and Land

Helen JeffreyDeputy Director,Resource Review, Audit Commission and Localism Bill

Denise FowlerDeputy Director,Planning and Fire

Susanna McGibbonDirector

Communications

Michael WindersDeputy Director,External Communications

Julian BowreyDeputy Director,Corporate Communications

George EykynDirector

Analysis and Innovation / Neighbourhood Analysis

Tom WalkerDeputy Director,Decentralisation Strategy

David HillDeputy Director,Integration

Hulya MustafaDeputy Director,Big Society - Overarching Policy

Hulya MustafaDeputy Director,Big Society - Overarching Policy

Claire CoooperDeputy Director,Big Society - Barrier Busting

Claire CoooperDeputy Director,Big Society - Barrier Busting

Mark CarrollDirector

Andrea LeeDeputy Director,Strategic Analysis

David FryDeputy Director,Strategic Statistics

Richard HarriesDeputy Director,Innovation

Stephen AldridgeDirector

Paul ChamberlainDeputy Director,Neighbourhood Analysis(reporting directly to Andrew Campbell / Stephen Aldridge)