Dan Peters 06 August 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Council denies senior officer suspensions amid chief executive exit row

EXCLUSIVE: Council denies senior officer suspensions amid chief executive exit row image
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Two senior Derby City Council officers are ‘currently out of the office' after a row over two fact finding exercises into the former chief executive, The MJ understands.

A council spokesperson insisted no officers had been suspended but messages to director of policy, insight and communications Heather Greenan and monitoring officer Emily Feenan this week received an automatic reply that said both employees were out of the office with ‘no access to emails'.

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Skills Pipelines: What local government needs to know

Councils and mayors are to be handed a central role in developing skills pipelines for local industries, as the Government unveils what it calls a ‘fundamental change’ to the education system aimed at tackling youth unemployment. Here's what council leaders and officers need to know.
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