Broncos Ladies booked in for Wimbledon double-header. 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. "Andrew has played an absolutely pivotal role in changing Lambeth for the better. At interviews, he demonstrated the vision, team spirit and, crucially, a strong ability to . document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); News Children need the right to be heard, the right to contribute to key decisions affecting their lives, the right to be kept safe and the right to dream. 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. He joined Lambeth in 2019 as Strategic Director for Residents Services. [14][15] In November 2016, she was listed as one of BBC's 100 Women.[16]. Your email address will not be published. He will formally replace Andrew Travers after the local elections in May - assuming that Full Council rubber stamps the decision. 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. Your town in your pocket. She served as a Football Association director from 2011 to 2017 and was the first ethnic minority person to do so. Learn how your comment data is processed. Nub News. Memorandum Opinion at 44. [9], On 1 June 2015, she resigned from FIFA's anti-discrimination taskforce following Sepp Blatter's re-election as president. Mr Dosunmu, currently deputy chief executive and strategic director for resident services, was approved unanimously by a cross-party panel of councillors chaired by council leader Claire Holland (Lab). 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. In response to mailers sent out by King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert's campaign, the Council on Tuesday approved by vote of 9-0 a motion to remove Councilmember Lambert from leadership positions within Council. Pick up your paper here Subscribe now for weekly updates of local news and sport from your town. Family Announcements Contact Us, Copyright 2023 MSI Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Under Anderson's leadership the authority now runs many of its services via arms-length bodies as it moves towards becoming the first 'co-operative council', mirroring in part the John Lewis department store model. 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 &. We asked him for his early thoughts on life in Lambeth. The link between the physical, spiritual and the academic is strong in my mind. You can download the brochure for the house when it was completed here 121 Tyers street brochure. Lambeth was a borough of resistance with a fascinating political history. The ornate Town Hall, designed by the Scottish Architect Septimus Warwick, shaped like a wedge and subsequently modified according to a baroque style, remains one of the most impressive local government buildings in London. During the last few years, I have worked closely with him as the council responded to the emergency situation through the pandemic and met the challenges that it created for everyone in the borough. Lambeth (/ l m b / ()) is a London borough in South London, England, which forms part of Inner London.Its name was recorded in 1062 as Lambehitha ("landing place for lambs") and in 1255 as Lambeth.The geographical centre of London is at Frazier Street near Lambeth North tube station, though nearby Charing Cross on the other side of the Thames in the City of Westminster is . For the time being, the Knight had become the king.. Being black has neither helped nor hindered me, though I acknowledge that I have had to work harder than my contemporaries in gaining qualifications, experience, communications and sustaining a positive personal brand.". Even at a very simple level, I try to be respectful to all my staff.". Contact us | Lambeth Council Home About the council Contact us Contact us Find department and team contact details or make a complaint Contact details Emergency contact numbers Contact us using. A Lambeth council spokeswoman said: Lambeth is all about the place and the people thats why it is vital that our staff spend some of their time in the borough to make sure we retain these important connections to our communities, and can see and feel what our residents experience on a day-to-day basis. I cant wait to get started.. May 25, 2004) (the "Memorandum Opinion"). Lambeth was also told to put it place an action plan for service delivery. Knight made it clear that he would be working at the council full time and quit his job as a contracts manager of a cleaning firm to work on a 60 a week allowance for attending committee meetings on the basis that when you are in control of a 150 million budget it is nonsense to suggest that you can do it in your spare time., A journalist at the time commented there was nothing ostentatious about his life style. The new CE has also been Executive Director at Homes England and Assistant Chief Executive at the Homes and Communities Agency. 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. Role models are key, he says. Cllr Claire Holland said: "I'm delighted. 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. 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Newspaper Subscription Lambeth council leader Cllr Claire Holland thanked Mr Travers for directing the council through some of its most difficult years ever. A new appointment for the 185,000 role is expected to be made after the May 2022 local elections in Lambeth. 03-cv-592-WLO (M.D.N.C. Of course there were also tensions and problems, legitimate criticisms and mistakes. The four person Appointments Committee met on Monday behind closed doors to make the decision. Bayo Dosunmu said: Im deeply honoured to have been recommended by the councillor panel to be the councils next chief executive. The Leader of Lambeth council, Cllr Lib Peck has written to the councils new Chief Executive Andrew Travers congratulating him on his appointment and outlining the new administrations organisational and political priorities. But that despite this the councils need to continue improving childrens service and working on health integration with the NHS to deliver adult service that really meet peoples needs. They had wanted a black candidate but the most likely ones to win were considered too left wing by Labours leadership so Hoey, a Kinnock loyalist, was imposed as a candidate with a like it or lump it note from Labour HQ. With no great surprise to anyone, this has led to an internal appointment. Hundreds of people were set upon by police outside the prison in what many believed was retaliation for the events a few months ago Continue reading Brixton Prison anti-Poll Tax protest [October 1990]. Bayo was appointed after an extensive executive search process that produced a shortlist of three candidates who were interviewed by councillors on the committee. An accountant by training, Mr Travers was previously director of the London Development Agency where he oversaw the 2012 London Olympics. She left school with five O-levels and attended evening classes to study for A-levels. The clock tower stands at an imposing 134 feet, guarded at four corners by statutes representing Justice, Science, Literature and Art. In that capacity, Jim served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Inauguration and directed over 37 events across the Commonwealth including the Official Swearing-In Ceremony of the incoming Governor. Jim Lamb, President The Labour Party won the Lambeth election in 1978 and the new left leadership of Ted Knight and his comrades had big plans for the borough. And so farewell Sean Harriss, the Chief Executive of Lambeth Council. The council's current chief executive, Andrew Travers, has announced that he will stand down after more than four years in the role. In this volunteer capacity, Jim created the concepts and plans for the Celebration and managed and oversaw 600 talented staff members and volunteers who worked across Washington to execute concerts, events, and a celebratory mass that included world dignitaries, the national and international media, local community leaders and thousands of ordinary citizens. [12], In April 2014, she was a judge in the BBC Woman's Hour power list 2014. Condemned in the press as a loony left borough, Lambeth was at the heart of the struggle against the Conservative agenda in the capital. It can be accessed via a number of bus routes and is a short walk from both Brixton Station and Brixton Underground Station. By clicking the sign-up button you agree to our Privacy Policy. For me, there is no better organisation to lead, and no better place to be a public servant, than Lambeth. MrDosunmu said: Im deeply honoured to have been recommended by the councillor panel to be the councils next chief executive. A South London council paid housing company bosses 2 million last year as they built just 20 new council homes. Is there a family connection to British Imerialism going back a few generations? "I have competed at a number of levels in several sports. Lambeth was once the citadel of the municipal left, its baroque Town Hall in Brixton a bastion of proud, creative, multicultural socialism. When I arrived the organisation was heavily dependent on command-and-control management tactics. 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"I practise what I preach in the family and at work and encourage others to be supportive in this way as well. In a statement, she said: "On behalf of all elected members, our hard-working staff and our borough partners, I would like to say a huge 'thank you' to Andrew for his unwavering support and leadership during some of the most challenging times in Lambeth's recent history. Those within the Town Hall talk about how Dosunmu is lukewarm on Lambeth acting like a private property developer. "Having said that, the rest of the organisation was in a reasonable state of health improving well but lacking in focus with regards to both vision and leadership. The chief executive of Lambeth Council has quit after four years in the job. For me, there is no better organisation to lead, and no better place to be a public servant, than Lambeth. Lambeth Council will start recruiting for a new chief executive later in February and expects to appoint by June 2022. Get email newsletters on the issues that matter to you! In the 1980s Lambeth was synonymous with rebel Labour councillors, it was a borough which featured regularly in national newspaper headlines for its protests, its squatting, and its resistance to and defiance of central government. The council said it had engaged with the relevant unions on the decision. Property This is from Chapter One of the forthcoming book Radical Lambeth (published by breviarystuff.org.uk). 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. Cabinet Member for Healthier Communities (job-share), Lambeth Council, Co-Chair of Lambeth Together Care Partnership Board . She became Chief executive of Merton before being appointed to the post of Chief executive of Lambeth[4] in 1995. Directions:Lambeth Town Hall is located at the southern end of Brixton Road and is a highly visible landmark. 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. People behave in a way they see their leaders behave. It is a matter of public record that in recent years under Andrews leadership we have made significant strides as a council as we weathered the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and supported our residents and businesses with the challenges it created. Cllr . Before joining Lambeth, he was chief excutive of Barnet Council. The letter highlights the need for the new Chief Executive to lead an organisation that should to continue being a modernising, innovative and radical council that is focused on building a fairer, better borough. Since 2004, as a volunteer, Jim has directly raised over $600,000 for five charities in our community four in Virginia and one in DC. 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. Sean Harriss, chief executive of the council, defends Lambeth's propensity to demolish existing housing estates to build more accommodation. 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. Sarah Austin. The centerpiece of the Foundations efforts is the The James and Joan Lamb Scholarship, named in honor of Jims parents. Neither does he "do bonuses" on top of his already-substantial salary. As a committee member of Voluntary Service Overseas UK and vice-president of UK Youth, Anderson is an obvious supporter of young people. Lambeth Council's new chief executive, Sean Harriss, has been in the chair for three months now. Admittedly, Sean Harriss's tenure at Lambeth LBC, the second council he headed, came to an end sooner than anticipated (more on that later). I cant wait to get started.. I pity any other local authority that hires the lazy bastard. Following the Streatham terror attack in February 2020, he was tasked with rebuilding trust between communities. 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. This has meant he has first hand experience of the challenges facing the Council as it tries to regenerate six estates. Dosunmu is currently Deputy Chief Executive and Strategic Director for Resident Services. It will place Gray at the heart of a Labour Party machine which has a complex web of Croydon connections. "Lambeth is a brilliant, welcoming and diverse borough, a place of culture and opportunity that I am proud to serve and call home.The pandemic has hit some of our communities and local businesses hard, and as chief executive it will be my mission to support all our residents to live well and thrive, and support colleagues to feel valued and do the best they can to serve all of our communities.". Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has encouraged everyone in the country who can afford to do so to buy a newspaper, and told the Downing Street press briefing: A free country needs a free press, and the newspapers of our country are under significant financial pressure. The letter also outlines the challenges that the council faces, including ongoing cuts to the council budget, the potential impacts of Brexit and need to ensure the benefits of economic growth are felt by all. 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. Cllr Jack Hopkins has announced that he is standing down as Leader of Lambeth Council after only two years in the job. Chief Executive of Integrated and Specialist Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust . Strategic Director, Integrated Health & Care, NHS South East London and Lambeth Council. We abide by the Editors Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. A healthy mind can only co-exist with a healthy body". 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. Lifestyle Good luck, fella. Dosunmu will then be rewarded with an annual salary of 185,000. His own idols range from the US Democratic politician Edward Kennedy to Nelson Mandela for his "tenacity, persistence, endurance and sense of social justice". Public Notices, Jobs/Recruitment 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. 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. Qucik background, the previous Vauxhall MP had been Stuart Holland, the chief theoretician of the Alternative Economic Strategy that formed the bedrock of Bennism and the Labour left in the 1970s and 80s. Mr Travers has responded in writing to Cllr Peck by thanking her for her role in his appointment, and how he plans to deliver on the councils priorities. Lambeth Council and South East London NHS want autistic people of all ages, carers and experts to have a say on what should go into a new long-term strategy On the day that parents and carers across London are told which secondary school their children have been offered places Have your say on a new NHS and Lambeth All-Age Autism Strategy, National Offer Day 2023: Lambeth secondary schools offer a place to every child, Active Lambeth: Free under-11s swimming and new discounts, Lambeth schools close on Thursday 2 March due to strikes. This follows a cross-party council Appointments Committee panel interviewing him in June. Youre going to need it. Slightly more arcane is his fictional hero, Professor Xavier of X-Men comics, because "he was a mutant outsider striving to make humankind and the world a better place". 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. From 1987, she worked in local government, becoming Deputy Chief executive of Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989. This follows a cross-party council Appointments Committee panel interviewing him in June. Lambeths full council will meet on 25 May, following the local elections, to consider the appointment committees recommendation. They also claimed the council could not save any money through the reduction of the amount of office space it occupies, as other councils are doing. The decision follows Lambeths current chief executive Andrew Travers announcing that he intends to stand down after more than four years in the role. 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. The house was eventually sold and the money use to fund building projects in Bluefields on the Atlantic Coast. This was no part time leadership and they were intent on the balance of power shifting from the officer caste to the elected politicians. 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. In Case C, Lambeth Council was found guilty severe maladministration charges. Famously, the former Home Office diversity champion is often spotted picking up other people's litter in Lambeth, the borough he fondly describes as his "back garden". Born in London to a Cuban immigrant father and now settled in Brixton, Anderson describes himself as, "a child of the 50s, a teen of the 60s and a rebel of the 70s". Prior to 1978, the head of the council would usually pop into the Town Hall after work, have a chat with the CEO and perhaps imbibe a drink whilst the officer briefed him on their days work. Andrew has also ensured that the council has been placed on a secure financial footing despite the pandemic and he has overseen major progress on improving our homelessness prevention services, procuring new contracts that deliver customer service improvements and value for money, and investing in community projects funded by the social value contributions on all contracts. Arriving to work in his most sober suit, Knight immediately moved the CEO into the smaller office and ensconced himself in the larger room. This compares to a salary of 21,060 which the lowest staff member at the Town Hall receives. To ensure editorial independence, Brixton Buzz accepts no advertising, sponsorship or funding. It was downgraded again shortly afterwards to accommodate the poorly rated assessment of its cultural-services work. 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. Lambeth is a brilliant, welcoming and diverse borough, a place of culture and opportunity that I am proud to serve and call home. Prior to the pandemic, we had reduced our office count from 14 buildings to two, saving 4.5million per year., The council has been engaging with colleagues extensively on our Future of Work programme over the past 12 months to make sure we hear, and take account of, the voices and concerns they have as we move into the next phase of the pandemic recovery., Pictured top: Lambeth town hall (Picture: Reading Tom), Or, please make cheques payable to MSI Media Limited and send by post to South London Press, Unit 112, 160 Bromley Road, Catford, London SE6 2NZ. 8321 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 250 Lambeth Council and South East London NHS want autistic people of all ages, carers and experts to have a say on what should go into a new long-term strategy On the day that parents and carers across London are told which secondary school their children have been offered places Have your say on a new NHS and Lambeth All-Age Autism Strategy, National Offer Day 2023: Lambeth secondary schools offer a place to every child, Active Lambeth: Free under-11s swimming and new discounts, Lambeth schools close on Thursday 2 March due to strikes. (function(){var ml="scb.ja0u%o4ntlwm",mi="4=5?28:61>19;07=<319? He quite being an MP in 1989 to go into academia, leaving a vacancy in Vauxhall, one of the safest Labour seats in the country. We believe deeply that the Night time economy is crucial to . Executive Director, Threat Management Operations, Office of the Chief Security Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, District of Columbia, United States 1K followers 500 . Since 2003, Commonwealth Consultants has awarded seven scholarships to deserving students from across the country. Since then, they went on to say, I had made it a more human and humane organisation. His office had an imposing desk with chairs for visitors and a conference table for meetings. All delivered straight to your in-box, every Friday. She was elected to Lambeth Borough Council in London in 1985 and was the leader of the council from 1986 to 1988. "I am proud of my colour. 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