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Role and responsibilities
The Chief Executive, Peter Gilroy, works with Leader
Paul
Carter to provide vision, leadership and direction for Kent
County Council.
Peter believes that putting the public at the heart of
everything we do is the key to delivering modern and
customer-focused services. It has also been vital to the
Audit Commission (link opens in a new window)
awarding us 'four star' status.
Modernising and transforming services are high on Peter's
agenda. He is a tireless champion for innovation, keen to deliver
better, more effective services so that Kent is known as "a great
place to live" and KCC a "great place to work".
Teamwork is vital to this and Peter is keen that KCC services
continue working closely together. He also values the contribution
that working with other organisations in the public, private,
voluntary and community sectors bring to the people of Kent.
Peter continues to raise KCC's - and Kent's - profile at
national and international levels, influencing and driving agendas
in local government and wider public policy.
Peter's other responsibilities include:
- formulating and implementing council policies and
strategies
- monitoring and reviewing the council's performance
- making best use of all council's assets
- ensuring the council acts fairly and equitably.
Biography
Peter joined local government following a career in nursing,
specialising in psychiatric social work. Following further social
work training Peter spent the early part of his career in practice,
including attachments to primary health.
Over the years he has spent periods studying and working in the
health and social care field in the USA. His managerial career has
taken him into both public and private sectors.
He was Strategic Director of Social Services in Kent for eight
years and during this time took the largest social services
(£500million gross - 6,000 staff) in the country from 'poor'
performance to 'excellent' before being appointed as Chief
Executive of Kent County Council.
Peter leads KCC's strategy for
community
safety. He was Chairman of the
Kent Drug and
Alcohol Action Team (link opens in a new window) and for many
years the Chairman of the Kent Child Protection Committee.
He chairs the
South East Centre of Excellence (link opens in
a new window) which concentrates on 'sharing best practice' and
creating a smart environment with regard to efficiency and
performance.
He has a national reputation for innovation and was nominated by
the Guardian newspaper (link opens in a new window)
as one of the top 100 innovators in the public sector in the UK and
as Chief Executive continues to pursue "innovation, effectiveness
and an outcome based modern public service."
Peter is married with two children and his recreational pursuits
are horse riding, music and travel. He has a special interest in
media and film.
Peter has featured in the Guardian newspaper on several
occasions. You can read these articles on the
Guardian website (link opens in a new
window).
He has also written an article called Local
government and public health, featured in
Community leadership and public health (link
opens in a new window) published by The Smith Institute.
Contact details
Peter Gilroy
Chief Executive
Sessions House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XQ
 08458 247247
peter.gilroy@kent.gov.uk |