Director of Social Care, Health & Housing
Julie Ogley

Location: Chicksands
Email: julie.ogley@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01462 611221

The Social Care, Health and Housing Directorate brings their services together and promotes the independence, social inclusion and well-being of all the people of Central Bedfordshire, including: 

• Adult Social Care (including independent living and care management)
• Housing Services (council housing and travellers)
• Commissioning
• Business and Performance

PA to Director of Social Care, Health & Housing
Jane Lawton

Location: Chicksands
Email: jane.lawton@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01462 611330

Assistant Director Adult Social Care
Ed Thompson

Location: Chicksands
Email: ed.thomson@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01582 818032

Adult Social Care provides assessment and care management and purchase of social care for adults and older people, including Independent Living and Care Management, and directly managed social care services, for older people and people with a learning disability, physical disability and sensory impairment.

Head of Learning Disabilities
Nikki Kynock

Location: Bedford
Email: nikki.kynock@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228111

Head of Older People & Physical Disabilities
Andrew Lane (Iterim)

Location: Bedford
Email: andrew.lane@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel:

Assistant Director Business & Performance
Chris Hannan (Interim)

Location: Chicksands
Email: chris.hannan@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01462 611195

Business and Performance coordinates the Directorate’s performance management and business support systems, works with external partners and contracts, and with welfare rights, anti-poverty and direct payments for service users to purchase their own care packages.

Head of Business Systems
Tim Hoyle

Location: Bedford
Email: tim.hoyle@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228173

Head of Business Infrastructure
Althea Mitcham

Location: Bedford
Email: althea.mitcham@centralbedfordhire.gov.uk
Tel:

Assistant Director Commissioning
Mark Janes (Interim)
(Rebecca Winwood - Maternity Leave)

Location: Bedford
Email: mark.janes@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Email: rebecca.winwood@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228649

Commissioning is responsible for the Health, Housing Care and Inclusion Strategies, the co-ordination of joint commissioning strategies, analysis of market needs and the implementation of personalisation of social care.

Head of Commissioning
Paul Groom

Location: Bedford
Email: paul.groom@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228753

Head of Personalisation and Partnerships
Patricia Coker

Location: Dunstable
Email: patricia.coker@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 0300 300 5521

Transformation Project Director
David Jones

Location: Bedford
Email: david.jones3@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228649

Assistant Director Housing Services
Tony Keaveney

Location: Dunstable
Email: tony.keaveney@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01582 472222 (ext 32227)

Housing Services is responsible for managing and maintaining the Council’s social housing stock, enforcing decent home standards, providing private sector housing enforcement and improvement, housing options and choice based lettings, well-being through prevention and options services, homelessness, landlord services and travellers.

Head of Housing Management
Carol Rooker

Location: Dunstable
Email: carol.rooker@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01582 472222 (ext 32700)

Head of Housing Needs
Hamid Khan

Location: Bedford
Email: hamid.khan@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01234 228173

Head of Private Sector Housing
Nick Costin

Location: Bedford
Email: nick.costin@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Tel: 0300 300 5219