Jim Lambs passion is helping those in need. Lambeths full council will meet on 25 May, following the local elections, to consider the appointment committees recommendation. Council leader Claire Holland said Dosunmu has "true passion and commitment for Lambeth". The council had been operating a work from home policy since the height of the pandemic, but now all council workers have been ordered to return to their offices for the minimum time. This exceptionally timely book finds how a New Left took power here, how it faced the problem of socialism in one borough, and how it was gradually worn down by inertia from within and repression from without. She became Chief executive of Merton before being appointed to the post of Chief executive of Lambeth[4] in 1995. She is a Governor at the London School of Economics, an Associate of The King's Fund and on the board of directors at the British Council.[4]. Bayo joined Lambeth in 2019 as Strategic Director for Residents Services, with responsibility for integrating day-to-day services for housing, environment, revenues and benefits and customer support for residents and businesses across the borough to provide excellent quality and value for money. The house was eventually sold and the money use to fund building projects in Bluefields on the Atlantic Coast. Lambeth Council's Appointments Committee has recommended that Bayo Dosunmu be appointed as the Council's new Chief Executive. Andrews Travers is to stand down as the Chief Executive at Lambeth Council in June 2022 after four years in the top Town Hall job. Jim Lamb is a life-long resident of our Washington community and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the College of William and Mary. A new appointment for the 185,000 role is expected to be made after the May 2022 local elections in Lambeth. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk, 2018-2023. Lambeth v. Board of Commissioners of Davidson County, North Carolina (2005) The council's current chief executive, Andrew Travers, has announced that he will stand down after more than four years in the role. Digital self-sufficiency allows all staff to contribute to a local authoritys shared, EMAP Publishing Limited Company number 7880758 (England & Wales) Registered address: 10th Floor, Southern House, Wellesley Grove, Croydon, CR0 1XG, We use cookies to personalize and improve your experience on our site. Lambeths Full Council will meet on May 25, following the local elections, to consider the Appointment Committees recommendation. He added: I also want to pay tribute to Andrew Travers for everything that he has delivered for our borough, and I hope to follow his example as chief executive. Your email address will not be published. It mentions the importance of the boroughs Equality Commission, tackling knife crime and targeting rogue landlords among a list of key pieces of work that support Labours manifesto which delivered 57 or 63 councillors at the Local Government election in May. Get email newsletters on the issues that matter to you! Three candidates were interviewed. The decision follows Lambeth's current chief executive Andrew Travers announcing that he intends to stand down after more than four years in the role. Along with business legends Mario Morino and Lyles Carr, Jim was selected in 2009 by Greater DC Cares as one of the 20 most powerful Agents of Change for the entire Washington Metropolitan area. On leaving Lambeth, in March 2000, Rabbatts became Chief executive of iMPOWER, a public sector consultancy, which she both founded and was co-chair. The trend is for local-government stars, such as Sheffield city council chief Sir Bob Kerslake and Kent county council chief Katherine Kerswell, to be promoted to top government jobs. Andrew Travers with Cllr Peck (Image: Lambeth Council), Scott Covert, C'est la via @ Studio Voltaire. Lambeth Council's new chief executive, Sean Harriss, has been in the chair for three months now. Lambeth Council's tireless press team has put this down to a 'period of ill health.' Cllr Lib Peck, the Labour Leader of Lambeth Council said: Brixton news, photos, features, listings, music, arts and activism. Jim also serves and has served on the board of a variety of regional organizations including the Carpenters Shelter Homeless Shelter, the Fairfax County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Abused Children, the Business Advisory Board of The Angels Network, the Executive Committee of the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, and the Greater Washington Board of Trades Virginia PAC. NALGO anti cuts bulletin 25 November 1980, In memory of Ted Knight, who passed away on 29 March 2020. The much anticipated history of Lambeth in the 1980s is due out (social and economic crisis permitting) at the end of the year with Breviary Stuff who specialise in radical local histories. The council said it had engaged with the relevant unions on the decision. Previously the Chief Executive had enjoyed large office space whilst the leader of the council had to work in a small room alongside their chief whip and a secretary. Youre going to need it. Radical Lambeth is sympathetic to the left wing struggles taking place but it is not a hagiography or a puff piece, I want to look at some of the murkier aspects of local politics as well as how effective the left struggles and strategies were. How Lambeth Council is organised | Lambeth Council The link between the physical, spiritual and the academic is strong in my mind. Cllr Claire Holland said: Im delighted that the panel unanimously recommended Bayo Dosunmu to be Lambeths next chief executive. She was elected to Lambeth Borough Council in London in 1985 and was the leader of the council from 1986 to 1988. May 25, 2004) (the "Memorandum Opinion"). @atravers60. He was Director of Resources at Haringey Council and then Group Director, covering Resources and Olympic Legacy, at the London Development Agency. [14][15] In November 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[16]. Education Below is some of the media coverage about the house, and this article sums up why Tod did it and all the help he got to make it happen. Subscribe now for weekly updates of local news and sport from your town. For the time being, the Knight had become the king.. Mr Travers led the local authority through the fallout of the enquiry into child abuse at Lambeth children's homes between the 1950s and 1980s. The decision follows Lambeths current chief executive Andrew Travers announcing that he intends to stand down after more than four years in the role. Lambeth Council found guilty of 'severe maladministration' by the Dosunmu has a steady background in local government. I am proud to be able to make a difference in the borough. Cllr Hopkins is responsible for setting the overall political and strategic direction for the council; acts as the lead spokesperson and manages external relations including with Government, the Greater London Assembly and local and regional bodies; as well as managing the council's relations with key stakeholders, partners and investors and holding the council's Chief Executive to account. Today, at the age of 55, he is the chief executive of Lambeth council the only black or minority ethnic (BME) chief executive of a London borough. All Rights Reserved. Click here to order your copy direct from the publisher. Your email address will not be published. Dame Heather Victoria Rabbatts, DBE (born 6 December 1955) is a Jamaican-born British solicitor, businesswoman, and broadcaster, who rose to prominence as Chief executive of the London Borough of Lambeth, the youngest council chief in the UK. Mr Travers said: It has been a genuine privilege for me to fulfil what I consider to be one of the best jobs in local government and I know that Bayo will bring real passion, leadership and determination to it. One of the first items in the in-tray after Travers has disappeared will be to sort out the mess made by Homes for Lambeth. Despite this figure, residents say the council provides better value year-on-year, he says: "It is increasing, when in many authorities, it is going the other way. 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Head of Paid Service is Bayo Dosunmu, Chief Executive Section 151 Officer is Christina Thompson, Director of Finance & Property Monitoring Officer is Raymond Prince, Director of Legal &. From the Town Hall to the front line of Railton Road it confronted racism in the police, the Poll Tax, the Gulf War, and the nascent Thatcherism of the Conservative government. | Contact He has provided volunteer counsel to over 25 organizations over the last decade including the INOVA Kellar Center for . This compares to a salary of 21,060 which the lowest staff member at the Town Hall receives. Over five years in the making Radical Lambeth is finally finished and available to buy! Lambeth Council 12 years 1 month Labour Councillor, Oval Ward . This has meant he has first hand experience of the challenges facing the Council as it tries to regenerate six estates. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Lambeth Council has been caught with its hand in the cookie jar yet again as it's been revealed that there's been a massive increase in the number of staff earning over 50,000. This follows a cross-party council Appointments Committee panel interviewing him in June. The comments by Andrew Travers, the chief executive of Lambeth council in south London, were made as the chancellor, Philip Hammond, faces pressure to address funding shortages in his spring. [12], In April 2014, she was a judge in the BBC Woman's Hour power list 2014. Strategic Director, Integrated Health & Care, NHS South East London and Lambeth Council. The Committee is made up of Labour Councillors Claire Holland, Matthew Bennett, Jacqui Dyer and Rezina Chowdhury. Privacy Policy, Donate to us Property MSI Media Ltd is not responsible for the content of external sites. Twenty-four staff members at Lambeth Council are paid an annual salary of 100,000 or more. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. The council had been operating a work from home policy since the height of the pandemic, but now all council workers have been ordered to return to their offices for the minimum time. Mr Dosunmu joined Lambeth in 2019 as strategic director for residents services, with responsibility for integrating day-to-day services for housing, environment, revenues and benefits and customer support for residents and businesses across the borough to provide excellent quality and value for money. Local News. The challenge to be trusted to do the big, bold, brave things, 07 April 2022 Dosunmu will then be rewarded with an annual salary of 185,000. It can be accessed via a number of bus routes and is a short walk from both Brixton Station and Brixton Underground Station. In February 2013, she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom by Woman's Hour on BBC Radio 4. And so farewell Sean Harriss, the Chief Executive of Lambeth Council. The figure is possibly higher as exact figures weren't provided and the lower . A total of 25 top earners at council-owned developer Homes for Lambeth were paid at least 2,075,000, Lambeth Council's draft accounts have revealed. I pity any other local authority that hires the lazy bastard. Broncos Ladies booked in for Wimbledon double-header. Nevertheless, his experience at the helm of an inner London borough, Bolton MBC, the northern met where he took on his first chief role, and now Harrow LBC in outer London provides him with a fairly unique perspective on the past decade in local government. Is there a family connection to British Imerialism going back a few generations? 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Bayo Dosunmu, the Chief Executive of Lambeth Council, said: "Lambeth's children and young people deserve the very best start in life, and in Andrew, I believe we have appointed someone with the passion and the experience to lead an improving service. Required fields are marked *. If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint, please click here to contact us. (function(){var ml="scb.ja0u%o4ntlwm",mi="4=5?28:61>19;07=<319? Exclusive: Sean Harriss resigns as Chief Executive of Lambeth Council Photograph: Lambeth council Public Leaders. The Housing Ombudsman ordered Lambeth to pay her 1,350 in compensation and told the council's chief executive to apologise to her. To ensure editorial independence, Brixton Buzz accepts no advertising, sponsorship or funding. Mr Travers listed the Lambeth redress scheme, which paid out over 70 million in compensation to historic victims of child abuse in Lambeth children's homes, among his achievements. Your town in your pocket. Dosunmu will then be rewarded with an . Contact Us, Copyright 2023 MSI Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Dame Heather Victoria Rabbatts, DBE (born 6 December 1955) is a Jamaican-born British solicitor, businesswoman, and broadcaster, who rose to prominence as Chief executive of the London Borough of Lambeth, the youngest council chief in the UK. MrDosunmu said: Im deeply honoured to have been recommended by the councillor panel to be the councils next chief executive. Learn how your comment data is processed. Throughout my time working with him as a Cabinet member and as leader, I have been impressed by his commitment to transforming services for residents, his capacity to lead by example andhis ability to work with and develop the potential of our talented and diverse workforce at every level of the council. This is the fairest approach, particularly as many of our staff have worked in the borough almost daily throughout the pandemic including our social workers, parks officers, street cleaners and many more. Despite the bleak financial cloud, Lambeth received an "outstanding" for children's services in 2012. One of Dosunmus first jobs was to get the extensive Lambeth Comms team to whack out a press release: Im deeply honoured to have been recommended by the councillor panel to be the councils next chief executive. The decision comes just over a year after Lambeth's current chief executive Andrew Travers announcing that he intends to stand down after more than four years in the role. Lambeth used the McLean Partnership head hunting agency to help source candidates. In the late 1980s a man called Ron Tod fixed up a dilapidated old house in Vauxhall with the view to selling it and sending all the money to Bluefields in Nicaragua. Mr Travers was confirmed as Chief Executive on Wednesday 18 July at the meeting of Council at Lambeth Town Hall where councillor's unanimously voted in favour of his appointment. [7], In October 2013, she criticised the make-up of the Football Association's commission to improve the national team as being "all-white, all-male";[8] Rio Ferdinand was subsequently added to the commission. There were significant improvements in housing, education, and council tax collection. 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