How Lambeth Council is organised

Find out about the vision for Lambeth Council and how we are organised, including where services sit and our management structure with names of directors and key officers.

Directorates and senior managers

The organisation has seven directorates. They represent the key functional areas of the council. 

The directorates are:  

  • Children, Families, and Education
  • Integrated Health and Care
  • Housing and Adult Social Care
  • Climate and Inclusive Growth
  • Residents and Enabling Services
  • Finance
  • Communities, Governance and Change

Senior management structure 

The senior management team, known as Management Board, oversee the strategic and operational performance of the organisation.

  • Acting Chief Executive, Fiona Connolly
  • Corporate Director of Integrated Health and Care, Andrew Eyres
  • Corporate Director of Children, Families, and Education, Andrew Carter
  • Corporate Director of Residents and Enabling Services, Venetia Reid-Baptiste
  • Interim Corporate Director of Finance and Governance, Duncan Whitfield
  • Corporate Director for Climate and Inclusive Growth, Nabeel Khan
  • Acting Corporate Director of Housing and Adult Social Care, Ruth Hutt
  • Corporate Director of Communities, Governance and Change, Amy Buxton Jennings
  • Director of Strategy, Communications and Change, Ryan Devlin

Statutory Roles 

There are also a number of statutory roles, required by law, which are fulfilled by the following Officers:

  • Head of Paid Service, Fiona Connolly, Acting Chief Executive
  • Section 151 Officer, Duncan Whitfield, Interim Corporate Director of Finance and Governance
  • Monitoring Officer, Raymond Prince, Director of Legal and Governance 
  • Statutory Director of Children's Services, Andrew Carter, Corporate Director for Children, Families and Education
  • Statutory Director of Adults Social Services, Richard Outram,  Director of Adult Social Care
  • Statutory Scrutiny Officer, Wayne Chandai, Head of the Chief Executive’s Office and Democratic Services
  • Statutory Data Protection Officer, Matt Ginn, Head of Information Governance
  • Statutory Director of Public Health, Ruth Hutt, Director of Public Health

Find out about statutory roles in local authorities