Deborah Cadman worked at Birmingham City Council for seven years during her early career and will return as chief executive A new acting chief executive has been announced for Birmingham City Council.

Chief executive Deborah Cadman said no decisions would be made until the end of a period of consultation. "The council faces exceptional financial, cultural and governance challenges," she added ...

Deborah Cadman, who was appointed to the role in March 2021, said now was the "right time to hand over the baton". Her resignation comes after the local authority effectively declared bankruptcy ...

There have been more chief executives at Birmingham City Council in 13 years than there have been Dalai Lamas in four centuries, the authority's Conservative opposition leaders proclaimed today.