<> Andrew has played an absolutely pivotal role in changing Lambeth for the better. *******************************************************************************. He did not think that councillors interfered or sided with trade unions in disciplinary hearings, but rather that trade union officials had a close ear of the councillors and that councillors had a tendency to listen to unions. There was an article in the Guardian in October, and when it came out the chief executive was extremely defensive and denied that there was any institutional racism. Lambeth Council said it "fully accepted" that the service it provided fell below it usual standards. Email: mike.jackson@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk Telephone: 020 8891 7908. This was rather odd seeing as though Lambeth paid the executive recruitment consultant Audeliss to find a range of candidates. Lots to do before I go. Richard Blakeway, the Housing Ombudsman, said: "We have called for [Lambeth Council] to 'radically improve' and expressed concern for how its actions were at times disrespectful of residents and lacked empathy for the impact of its service failures. Five days later the Labour Leader rescinded this decision. We are trying to make it a bit more real for people, says the councils chief executive, Sean Harriss, who has been in office for a little over nine months. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. If theres one thing governments bent on austerity hate its local councils batting the blame for cuts back to Westminster. Sean Harriss, chief executive of the council, defends Lambeths propensity to demolish existing housing estates to build more accommodation. Twenty-four staff members at Lambeth Council are paid an annual salary of 100,000 or more. % Sandra is on secondment from her post as the Director of Place and Infrastructure at Lambeth Council. Lambeth Council did not inform the coroner that he had alleged being sexually abused by Donald Hosegood, his house father. There is still no business plan for Homes for Lambeth the Council owned company that allows it to behave as a commercial property developer. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. With one or two exceptions, a succession of elected members and senior professionals ought to have been held accountable for allowing this to happen, either by their active commission or complicit omission. The council is the first to have been granted 'Royal' status and serves an increasingly diverse population of around 180,000 people. Nor did foster care routinely provide a safe alternative for children in care. Raj Mistry is our Executive Director of Environment and City Management. | | truthaholics. Andrews strong and consistent leadership meant that not a single council service had to be closed during the height of the pandemic and that we provided unprecedented help and support to Lambeths residents and businesses. This. People perceive the roads, the parks, and libraries as the services the council provides but they often dont appreciate those are not the things which take up the vast majority of the money, says Harriss. Putting names to archive photos, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, In photos: India's disappearing single-screen cinemas. If you knew your history, then you would know where youre coming from. He has led from the front on the future of Londons economy and has made supporting businesses, employment and the local economy a priority throughout his time at the helm. Probably lot more so since it was legalised under RIPA. Chief Executive - Mairad Healy. Ian Thomas CBE, Chief Executive. 1.7m of the overspend relates to costs associated with Temporary Accommodation. Lambeth Council's treatment of its social housing tenants has come under fire in a housing ombudsman report, Local Democracy Reporting Service & BBC News. Resident Services are forecasting an overspend of 3m for the financial year. He described impediments to making progress in Lambeth. Londons housing crisis has presented the council with a new set of issues to grapple with. And if you thought that was enough what about: endobj In the Chairs introduction to the Scrutiny Commission report, he acknowledged that, Similar concerns were raised in 2013 after a housing restructure that many staff felt had been institutionally discriminatory towards Black staff. Having had quick read of the two websites I would say this. You can read the, The persistence of evidence of institutional racism, over years which have seen significant political and legislative change (including the passing of the, UNISON does not single Lambeth Council out for criticism, but nor do we make the implausible claim that it is a little racism-free island in a wider racist society. This compares to a salary of 21,060 which the lowest staff member at the Town Hall receives. JN,mQ-6 p!l!>NODBZd*d&nRAJ3k6W\H?@#gB72`dLGl2} C +T3khBi^2c @ S^FQPANS6aY"3*rei}1C7D#wpixz9_a;YXHFCS_vL3+ rwj g(6*{TY*d*2__ ;/7'LL?. Citzens advice more on the legal route. He left his previous job as Chief Exec at Barnet Council after the fiasco of the 2016 London Assembly elections. Intimidation was used as a lever even against the most senior officers. Civic Centre 44 York Street Twickenham TW1 3BZ. Although these reports are now fifteen years old, much of what they report on is sadly all too familiar the under representation of Black and minority ethnic employees at senior levels, a lack of consistent management practices giving rise to widespread perceptions of unfairness and evidence of formal action taken disproportionately against Black employees. o&GA"h56t5jkJ^}60\s `$I/0Y^3lD$Jl(2rP=; gA~m^/3H Greta has a particular interest in developing multi-agency partnership responses to individuals and families experiencing multiple difficulties. He wants to see much stronger partnerships between London boroughs, the mayor of London and the Greater London Authority. He has worked in senior local government and public sector roles throughout his career. Councillor Peter Mason, leader of the council, said: "As we start the search for our new permanent chief executive, I am delighted to be welcoming Paul Martin to Ealing in the New Year. 4 0 obj New chief executive set to head council. Lambeth London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Lambeth in Greater London, England.It is a London borough council, and one of the 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London.The council meets at Lambeth Town Hall in Brixton.Lambeth is divided into 25 wards: thirteen are represented by 3 councillors and twelve are represented by 2. He spent 10 years as a Housing Association Development Director and has since then undertaken a number of roles including 3 years working as a director of a for profit Registered Provider and undertaking a series of senior interim roles in Local Authority Housing Companies. His home and office were broken into and computer records were stolen during a time when he was attempting to deal with corrupt practices. . Marlon has advanced through multiple strategic senior leadership roles across the public, private and Voluntary Community Sector. Change). This position became permanent in 2018. All this took place against a background of fraud, corruption, racism, nepotism by both staff and some councillors. The official reason given was ill health.. A#MLs5j'jrx9J_VP_wTG{,&)EdFK.8]yr\,|{YL%^+pgow: 9GwluW Eastleigh Borough Council has chosen its new Chief Executive, subject to approval by councillors at a full council meeting on 24 February. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. (LogOut/ He then moved to Barnet Council, becoming Chief Executive in 2012 and leading one of London's most ambitious development programmes. The London Borough of Waltham Forest was named Local Authority of the . But a few weeks ago Lambeth council launched its tough choices website with one central message: between 2010 and 2018, its core government funding will have been cut by 56%. which reports on the violent death of Bulic Forsythe a Lambeth Council officer allegedly murdered for finding CSA evidence on his patch. Our business plan, which is approved annually by Lambeth's Cabinet, enables the council's elected representatives to scrutinise, to . Mr (now Lord) Herman Ouseley was the race relations adviser to Lambeth Council in 1979, assistant chief executive between 1984 and 1986 and chief executive of Lambeth Council between 1990 and 1993. Grade: Chief Executive. ]X|?;/?:l\,&. James Strachan, currently Business Development Director at Southampton City Council, will take up the post in May. A really brilliant project connecting areas often overlooked, putting residents at a disadvantage of connectivity. Thanks to all Councillors, staff, partners and . He characterises his new borough as vibrant, diverse and highly investible, with a high level of need but also a long history of residents being civic-minded and volunteering. Commenting on the news, Jitinder Takhar, Chief Executive of Homes for Lambeth said: "HFL is pleased that we have submitted another planning application to Lambeth Council. Profile Population 332,252 Households 139,599 Inland Area 2,681 hectares Council Tax (band D) Budget 2022/23 290.0m. Andrew Travers. Read a Sunday Times investigation by Brian Deer of Lambeth Council and its Member of Parliament Kate Hoey. A replacement for Travers will be selected by the inner Progress cabal. Vic also has a long career as a Non-Executive Director, having been a member of two Housing Association Boards, Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership and is presently a Board member of a Local Authority Housing Company. Martin sits on the Board of the Health and Safety Executive as a Non Executive Director. Extraordinarily just SIX people have been successfully prosecuted by the police, meaning that hundreds of people must have got away with the vile sexual abuse of children. For example, when as chief executive he was conducting investigations into fraud, Lord Ouseley told us that: I was getting calls in the middle of the night I had all four of my tyres slashed in one go. He also received threats to his family. Andrew Eyres. Chief Executive of Integrated and Specialist Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust . LA-A7 described sexual abuse by three male members of staff, including two from South Vale. Hermann (now Lord) Ouseley: the country's first black council chief executive. of the commercial council agenda.' . With a determination to flourish and succeed, Sandra creates a prime source of contagious energy directed at getting results. I think every major institution in this society can be racist, the question . Harriss says: Some of the places where we can redevelop are on existing housing estates; if we can help tackle the housing crisis by rebuilding and generating more homes, most people would say thats a good thing but it isnt surprising that the people directly impacted take a different view.His office is a good vantage point to see the City of London. 2023 BBC. Mr Dosunmu said: "I'm deeply honoured to have been recommended by the councillor panel to be the council's next chief . Subject to the approval of full council next month, Bayo Dosunmu will take up the role after Andrew Travers, the current chief executive, decided to step down after four years in the job. @atravers60. )+8DiAT\.1R2@LJh AE:B6QNkX3J LF^N7>l&]RVxIo*a'*E}Zts}tZ8zZ:sOPmj;g`UCd!bZfjx;;i@=e?|m&yp[`~m A ij>JzCC:B\:n!J*{?j/o nfW'r&R}Se]P "R8u?&,gr- a+q ADTR$vc t g 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. Why was he not immediately sectioned when he found out about it, like so many of us are? Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (job-share), Lambeth Council, Co-Chair of Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board . Phone: 01483 743 333. No witness identified which individuals or groups were the driving force behind this vicious and regressive culture, but there was little doubt that a succession of leading elected members were mainly responsible, aided and abetted in some instances by self-serving senior officials. Get 5 free searches. Little has changed tbh, apart from the number of high earners at the Town Hall.In total 26 staff members benefit from a salary of 100,000 or higher. Homes for Lambeth is being consolidated within Lambeth Council. 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First joining Lambeth as Interim Chief Executive in 2017, Andrew was appointed to the permanent role in July 2018. There were many black children in Lambeth Councils care. . Lambeth Council chief executive Sean Harriss said officials "do not know yet how many people will come forward under the scheme", and that levels of compensation will depend on the type of abuse .