Councillors on Wirral Council’s Employment and Appointments Committee agreed to Chief Executive Eric Robinson serving shorter notice period and leaving in mid-July 2019
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Councillors on Wirral Council’s Employment and Appointments Committee accepted the resignation of Wirral Council’s Chief Executive Eric Robinson.
Eric Robinson resigned as Chief Executive in May 2019, having been appointed by Victoria Atkins (Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability) as Chief Executive Officer of the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Usually Eric Robinson would have to serve a three month notice period following his resignation in late May 2019 (which would mean he wouldn’t leave Wirral Council until late August 2019).
However councillors agreed that he could leave earlier than three months from 15th July 2019, taking into account also that the Chief Executive has 11 days of leave and that all 66 councillors need to meet on the 15th July 2019 to decide on his temporary replacement whilst a recruitment process takes place.
Councillors on the Employment and Appointments Committee recommended to a meeting of all Wirral Council councillors on the 15th July 2019 that Paul Satoor (currently Corporate Director for Business Management at Wirral Council) take on the role of Chief Executive whilst a recruitment process takes place.
Councillors also agreed to recruit to the vacant post of Corporate Director of Economic and Housing Growth. The former post holder of this post (Brian Bailey) left Wirral Council last year and Paul Satoor has been covering both his existing post and the vacant post.
It was considered by councillors that Paul Satoor being Chief Executive, Corporate Director for Business Management and Acting Corporate Director for Economic and Housing Growth (three different full-time roles) would be difficult for one person to do at the same time.
As Eric Robinson is also Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer for the Wirral area there was a discussion on who would have these roles after he leaves Wirral Council. This is likely to be decided at the meeting of all 66 councillors on the 15th July 2019.
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