Structure

 Currently, the Authority is organised into eight Departments or Directorates, as follows:

• Chief Executive's Department (services within this Department include Human Resources, Information Services & Policy & Performance (including Communications))
• Borough Secretary's Department (including Administrative & Democratic Support Services; Legal Services & the LSP/LAA Secretariat)
• Adult Social Services (including services for adults with learning disabilities; vulnerable adults &, together with Barnsley PCT, the joint planning & commissioning of health & adult social care in the Borough)
• Children, Young People & Families (including schools, lifelong learning & the safeguarding of children)  
• Customer & Neighbourhood Services (including access to services; community safety; neighbourhood services; regulatory services & sport & leisure)
• Development (including cultural services, economic regeneration, highways & engineering; planning & transportation; strategic housing & waste management)
• Finance & Property (including audit & risk management; financial management, local taxation & benefits & property & procurement)
• Public Health

In April 2009, both the Chief Executive's Department & Borough Secretary's Department will be restructured. This will result in a small Chief Executive's Unit, providing direct support to the Head of Paid Service in his range of responsibilities, both within the Authority & in the Sub Region. Services included within the Chief Executive's Unit will be Communications & Mayoral & Civic Support Services

The current Policy & Performance Division will become the Performance & Delivery Division with an emphasis upon improving the Authority's performance & delivery across the range of National Indicators as well as its LAA.

Services included within the new Division will be the ‘hub' of the proposed performance improvement service; the performance monitoring of the LAA; ensuring the involvement of partners & adding their value in driving forward the LAA, together with engaging the public in the planning & delivery of services.   

The existing Cabinet Support Unit will be enhanced to create a Council Governance Unit, responsible for supporting all the decision making bodies of the Council.

At the same time, restructuring within the Borough Secretary's Department will see the creation of a Member Support Unit aimed at providing professional support to our Councillors in their expanding role as representatives & advocates of their communities.