£128k children's services head sought as director makes early departure

Sefton Council is looking for a new chief for its troubled children’s services with outgoing director Martin Birch leaving earlier than anticipated.

Recruitment is underway to find a replacement executive director for children’s services, with an advertisement for the role - which pays up to £128k a year - now online.

A meeting of Sefton’s children’s services scrutiny committee held this week was notable by Mr Birch’s absence, cabinet member Cllr Mhairi Doyle revealed the director was leaving the council on Friday for “personal reasons.”