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FOI 8964
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AshfordBoroughCouncil
Dear Fergus Wilson
Thank you for your email of the 23 April asking for further information into the make-up of
our legal services department.
Please find attached an updated organisational structure for the Law and Governance
Corporate Directorship showing the most up-to-date information. For ease of reading I have
removed all those departments and positions not associated with legal services.
From this I can inform you that the following job roles can be found in legal services:
Corporate Director (Law and Governance) (1003B)
Vacant Head of Legal and Democracy (6338A)
Principal Solicitor (Strategic Development) (1012A)
Vacant Principal Solicitor (Property & Projects) (1032A)
Principal Litigator (6497A)
Principal Solicitor (Procurement) (1035A)
Legal Support Officer (1010A)
Legal Support Officer (6056A)
Senior Planning and Development Solicitor (0007A)
Vacant Senior Planning and Development Lawyer (6111B)
Vacant Senior Solicitor (Strategic Development) (6111A)
Senior Planning Lawyer (6073B)
Deputy Principal Solicitor (Planning/Section 106) (3705A)
Senior Legal Assistant (1008A)
Senior Legal Assistant (1006A)
Legal Assistant (1009A)
Senior Legal Assistant (1007A)
I note that you refer to individuals employed by the council, where their qualifications or
professional memberships are listed on various websites such as the Law Society. The
decision to do this would be down to the individual and would not impact on our decision to
release the number of individuals holding specific qualifications or professional
memberships.
This now concludes our handling of FOI 8964
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Team
If you are not content with the outcome of this response you have the right to apply directly
to the Information Commissioner for a decision. The Information Commissioner can be
contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
SK9 5AF; www.ico.org.uk; Tel. 0303 123 1113.
Corporate Director (Law and Governance)
Corporate Director (Law and Governance) (1003B)
Law and Governance
MG2 - 37hrs Permanent
VacantHead of Legal and
Principal Solicitor (Strategic
VacantPrincipal Solicitor (Property &
Principal Litigator
Principal Solicitor
Legal Support Officer
Legal Support Officer
Democracy (6338A)
Development) (1012A)
Projects) (1032A)
(6497A)
(Procurement) (1035A)
(1010A)
(6056A)
Legal and Democracy
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
- 37hrs Permanent
MG5 - 37hrs Permanent
- 37hrs Permanent
MG6 - 37hrs
MG6 - 37hrs Permanent
SCP 24-27 - 29.6hrs
SCP 24-27 - 37hrs
Permanent
Permanent
Permanent
Principal Solicitor (Strategic Development) (1012A)
Legal Services
MG5 - 37hrs Permanent
Senior Planning and Development Solicitor (0007A)
VacantSenior Planning and Development Lawyer (6111B)
VacantSenior Solicitor (Strategic Development) (6111A)
Senior Planning Lawyer (6073B)
Deputy Principal Solicitor - Planning/Section 106 (3705A)
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
MG7 - 37hrs Permanent
- 37hrs Permanent
- 37hrs Permanent
MG6 - 37hrs Permanent
MG5 - 22.2hrs Fixed Term
Principal Solicitor (Procurement) (1035A)
Legal Services
MG6 - 37hrs Permanent
Senior Legal Assistant (1008A)
Senior Legal Assistant (1006A)
Legal Assistant (1009A)
Senior Legal Assistant (1007A)
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
Legal Services
MG8 - 37hrs Permanent
MG8 - 37hrs Permanent
SCP 28-31 - 37hrs Permanent
SCP 36-39 - 37hrs Permanent
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