Find your local commissioning leads

The autism strategy states that the "Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) should ensure there is a joint commissioner/senior manager who has in his/her portfolio a clear commissioning responsibility for adults with autism". (6.10)

Below you will find contact details for the current commissioning leads in different parts of England. The National Autistic Society and Department of Health encourage you to become part of this useful resource and tell us the details of your local autism commissioning lead here.

North

Cheshire

• Cheshire West and Chester Council
  Cathy Davis
  Interim Head of Strategic Commissioning
  Email: cathy.davis@chesirewestandchester.gov.uk
• Cheshire East
  Tracy Ault
  Email: tracy.ault@cecpct.nhs.uk  
• Warrington Borough Council and Warrington Health Consortium
  Janice Wycherley
  Head of Joint Commissioning, Specialist Care
  Email: jwycherley@warrington.gov.uk

Cumbria

• Cumbria County Council
  Bill Colmer
  County Manager - Learning Disabilities Joint Commissioner
  Email: bill.colmer@cumbriacc.gov.uk  

Lancashire

• Blackburn and Darwen
  Peter Soothill
  Email: peter.soothill@bwd.nhs.uk 
• Blackpool
  Kelly Neale
  Email: kelly.neale@blackpool.gov.uk 
• Bolton
  Mark Fraser and Andrea Jeffries
  Email: mark.fraser@bolton.gov.uk 
• Lancashire (North)
  Amanda Topps
  Email: amanda.topps@lancashire.gov.uk
• Lancashire County Council (North)
  Julie Dockerty
  Email: julie.dockerty@lancashire.gov.uk
• Lancashire County Council (East)
  Ian Turnbull
  Email: ian.turnbull@lancashire.gov.uk  
• Lancashire County Council (Central)
  Ian Crabtree
  Email: ian.crabtree@lancashire.gov.uk
• Oldham
  Mark Noble
  Email: mark.noble@oldham.gov.uk 
• Rochdale
  Mike O'Keeffe
  Email: mike.o'keeffe@rochdale.gov.uk 
• Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
  Bridget Hollingsworth
  Email: b.hollingsworth@wiganmbc.gov.uk  

Lincolnshire

• North East Lincolnshire NHS
  Angie Walker
  Senior Commissioning Manager
  Email: angie.walker@nelctp.nhs.uk

Manchester

• Bury Council
  Tracy Minshull
  Head of Commissioning and Strategy
  Email: t.m.minshull@bury.gov.uk 
• Manchester
  Mark Burton
  Email: mark.burton@mcr1.poptel.org.uk  
• Salford
  Nigel Johnson
  Email: nigel.johnson@salford.gov.uk  
• Stockport
  Vincent Fraga
  Head of Modernisation
  Email: vincent.fraga@stockport.gov.uk   
• Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
  Mark Whitehead
  Head of Service - Younger Adults
  Email: mark.whitehead@tameside.gov.uk 
• Trafford
  Andrea Glasspell
  Email: andrea.glasspell@trafford.gov.uk  

Merseyside

• Halton
  Paul McWade
  Email: paul.mcwade@halton.gov.uk
• Knowsley
  Debra Lawson
  Email: debra.lawson@knowsley.gov.uk 
• Liverpool
  Colette O'Brien
  Email: colette.o'brien@liverpool.gov.uk 
• Sefton
  Derek Jones
  Email: derek.jones@sefton.gov.uk  
• St Helen's
  Beverley Lee
  Email: beverley.less@sthelens.gov.uk 
• Wirral
  Russell Grant
  Email: russell.grant@wirral.nhs.uk  

Northumberland

• Northumberland Care Trust, NHS
  Les Pickering
  Senior Manager
  Email: les.pickering@northumberlandcaretrust.nhs.uk

Yorkshire

• Barnsley Council
  Tabitha Arulampalam
  Partnerships Director
  Email: tabithaarulampalam@barnsley.gov.uk
• Calderdale Council
  Mick Mellors
  Joint Head of Mental Health and Learninng Disabilties
  Email: mick.mellors@calderdale.gov.uk
• Doncaster Local Authority
  Peter Collier
  Joint Commissioning Manager Learning Disabilities
  Email: peter.collier@doncaster.gov.uk
• Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
  Jackie Bickerstaffe
  Service Coordinator
  Email: jackie.bickerstaffe@doncaster.gov.uk
• East Riding of Yorkshire Council 
  Yvonne Rhodes
  Strategic Development Manager
  Email: yvonne.rhodes@eastriding.gov.uk
• Kirklees Council
  Gary Wainwright / Ian Smith
  Partnership Commissioning Managers
  Email: gary.wainwright@kirklees.co.uk

• Leeds City Council
  Helen Gee
  Autism Spectrum Conditions Commissioning and Development Officer
  Email: helen.gee@leeds.gov.uk

Central

Derbyshire

• Derbyshire County Council
  Deborah Jenkinson
  Commissioning Manager
  Email: deborah.jenkinson@derbyshire.gov.uk

Leicestershire

• Leicester City Council
  Jane Forte
  Planning and service development officer
  Email: jane.forte@leicester.gov.uk
• Leicestershire County Council
  Amanda Price
  Strategic Planning Officer
  Email: amanda.price@leics.gov.uk

Northamptonshire

• Northamptonshire County Council
  Andrew Jepps
  Head of Planning and Commissioning
  Email: ajepps@northamptonshire.gov.uk

West Midlands

• Birmingham Council
  Emma Fitzgibbons
  Commissioning Officer
  Email: emma.fitzgibbons@birmingham.gov.uk
• Coventry City Council
  Zandrea Stewart
  Head of Mental Health & Learning Disability Operations
  Email: Zandrea.Stewart@coventry.gov.uk

Rutland

• Rutland County Council
  Jean Billington
  Service Manager, Adults
  Email: jbillington@rutland.gov.uk

South East

Berkshire

• West Berkshire Council
  Jan Evans
  Head of Service
  Email: jevans@westberks.gov.uk
• Bracknell Forest Council
  Nick Ireland
  Head of Learning Disability
  Email: nick.ireland@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
• Wokingham Borough Council
  Mette Le Jakobsen
  Joint Head of Learning Disability Services
  Email: mette.jakobsen@wokingham.gov.uk

Buckinghamshire

• Buckinghamshire County Council
  Ojalae Jenkins
  Joint Commissioning Manager
  Email: ojenkins@buckscc.gov.uk
• Milton Keynes Council
  Sheila Taylor
  Joint Commissioning Manager
  Email: sheila.taylor@milton-keynes.gov.uk

Cambridgeshire

• Cambridgeshire County Council
  Phillip Sharpe
  Interim Head of Commissioning - Disability
  Email: phillip.sharpe@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

East Sussex

• Brighton and Hove City Council
  Diana Bernhardt
  Lead Commissioner, Learning Disability
  Email: diana.bernhardt@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Hampshire

• Hampshire County Council
  Linda Burgess
  Commissioning Officer, Care
  Email: linda.burgess@hants.gov.uk
• Hampshire NHS
  Joanne Kiff
  Head of Mental Health and Substance Misuse
  Email: joanne.kiff@hampshire.nhs.uk
• Portsmouth City Council and NHS Portsmouth
  Jason Hope
  Senior Project Manager
  Email: jason.hope@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
• Southampton City Council
  Kate Dench
  Joint LD Commissioning Manager
  Email: kate.dench@southampton.gov.uk

Hertfordshire

• Hertfordshire County Council
  Sue Darker
  Assistant Director
  Email: sue.darker@hertscc.gov.uk

London

• London Borough of Barnet
  Temmy Fasegha
  Joint Commissioner, Mental Health/Learning Disabilities
  Email: temmy.fasegha@barnet.gov.uk
• London Borough of Hillingdon
  Phil Hudson
  Interim Joint Commissioning Manager, Learning Disabilities
  Email: phudson@hillingdon.gov.uk
• Islington Council
  Carol Ackroyd 
  Commissioning Manager, Learning Disabilities
  Email: carol.ackroyd@islington.gov.uk
• London Borough of Redbridge and Waltham Forest
  Jackie Collins
  Learning Disability Partnership
  Service Manager, Commissioning and Contracts
  Email: jackie.collins@redbridge.gov.uk

Slough

• Slough Borough Council
  Sally Kitson
  Commissioning Manager
  Email: sally.kitson@slough.gov.uk

Suffolk

• Suffolk County Council
  Julie Bateman
  Head of Sevice Development, Care
  Email: julie.bateman@suffolk.gov.uk

West Sussex

• West Sussex County Council
  Katie Glover
  Strategic Joint Commissioning Manager
  Email: katie.glover@westsussex.gov.uk

South West

Bath

• Bath and North East Somerset Council
  Mike MacCallam
  Associate Director
  Email: mike_maccallam@bathnes.gov.uk

Dorset

• Bournemouth Borough Council
  David Palmer
  Senior Joint Commissioning Manager
  Email: david.palmer@bp-pct.nhs.uk

Plymouth

• Plymouth City Council
  Craig McArdle
  Commissioning Manager
  Email: craig.mcardle@plymouth.gov.uk

Wiltshire

• Wiltshire Council
  Phil Powell
  Head of Commissioning Disabilities
  Email: philip.powell@wiltshire.gov.uk

Worcestershire

• Worcestershire Local Authority
  Adam Russell
  Lead Joint Commissioner (Learning Disabilities)
  Email: arussell2@worcestershire.gov.uk