Department of Finance and Resources

Main Responsibilities

The Department of Finance and Resources provides a number of front line services which impact on the quality of life in the Borough. These include paying benefits, business rate and council tax collection, reactive and planned maintenance of the Council's housing stock, managing commercial estates and providing concessionary travel for older residents and those with disabilities.

 

The department also delivers services which provide the support and assistance needed to keep all of the Council's other services operating smoothly. These include strategic financial planning, accountancy, exchequer functions (such as payroll, debt recovery and supplier payments), systems development, managing and maintaining the operational property portfolio (such as the civic offices, car parks, depot, etc), internal audit and assurance services. Principal Officers:

• Director of Finance & Resources   -  Andrew Wannell
• Head of Audit and Assurance  -  Elaine Hammell
• Head of Building Services - Chris Newman
• Head of Estates  -  Grahame Lloyd
• Head of Revenues & Benefits  -  Caroline Quirk
• Head of ICT - Peter Harper

Principal Services:

• Business Rates
• Council Tax
• Exchequer Services
• Estates Services
• Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit
• Finance
• Internal Audit
• Concessionary Travel
• Information and Communications Technology
• Equality and Inclusion
• Fraud Investigation - Benefits
• Social Inclusion

How to contact us:

Department of Finance and Resources
Fareham Borough Council
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Fareham
PO16 7AZ

Tel: +44 (0)1329 236100
Fax: +44 (0)1329 821411