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1. Summary

1.1 This report informs Members of the reorganisation of the Environment Department.

2. Reorganisation of the Environment Department

2.1 During the past few years the former County Surveyor's and Planning Departments of Hampshire County Council worked together as the `Environment Grouping', with a Joint Management Board and common support services. The County Surveyor, John Ekins, retired in January 2003 and the opportunity was taken to restructure the two departments into a single Environment Department under the control of a Director.

2.2 The new Director, Alison Quant, took up the post on 28 October 2002, having joined the County Council from the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames, where she held the post of Director of Environment. Prior to that she was Assistant Director of Environment and Transport at Cambridgeshire County Council.

2.3 The former Deputy County Surveyor, David Tarrant, has been appointed to the post of Deputy Director of Environment, with responsibility for Strategy and Resources. The various branches within the former departments have been reorganised, each under the management of an Assistant Director. Appointments have been made to these posts, as follows:

(i) Alan Mills - Management;

(ii) Stuart Reynolds - Design and Implementation; and

(iii) Merrick Denton-Thompson - Performance and Innovation.

The revised structure, broken down by function, is shown in the attached appendix.

Recommendation

That this report be noted.

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