Chief Executive

The Chief Executive's department is a multi disciplinary department that provides a range of services to the public, other parts of the council, other organisations and to councillors.

Services

  • finance
  • human resources
  • corporate transformation
  • strategy and policy
  • public health (joint service with NHS Borders)

What we can do for you?

  • report suspected benefit fraud
  • find information, papers and minutes for Council meetings
  • find and apply for jobs with us
  • make a complaint

Facts and figures

  • the Chief Executives Department has a net budget of approximately £22m and around 292 staff
  • human Rrsources supports a workforce of over 5.6k staff
  • provision of IT services to over 2.5k computer users and 5k school computers across approximately 136 of our offices and facilities
  • administering our local government pension fund (Scottish Borders Council Local Government Pension Scheme), with 15 associated employers and a scheme membership of over 8.8k
  • supported 247 new start businesses through Business Gateway in 2015-16
  • 220 new affordable social rented houses delivered 2015-2016
  • over 1k households provided with advice and assistance every year
  • 2291 people advised on Social Security and Tax Credits matters in 2013-14
  • £8.6m annualised income gains achieved
  • 37 Modern Apprenticeships identified since March 2016
  • assisted the development of 35 active Community Resilience Plans in 2015-16
  • helped secure over £2m in national Lottery funding
  • secured “Assisted Area” status for the Borders, additional funding for businesses
Read our Corporate Transformation and Services business plan Read our Finance business plan Read our Human Resources business plan Read our Joint Health Improvement business plan

Chief Executive department

Address: Council Headquarters
Newtown St. Boswells
Melrose
TD6 0SA

Telephone: 0300 100 1800