The management of local councils

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Most councils still have a traditional, hierarchical structure with a Chief Executive at the top and different levels of officer cascading down the system

Traditionally councils have been organised in departments such as education and social services

But over the years there has been a move to more corporate style management, so in some councils you see references to "directorates" or even "portfolios". These directorates are organised around service themes e.g. community services

There is also a growing businesslike culture developing, which is why you may see smaller teams in councils referred to as "business units"

There used to be a split between staff grades (the white collar office jobs) and manuals (the blue collar "dirty" jobs), but this is changing fast.

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