It has been confirmed that Birmingham City Council chief executive Stephen Hughes is likely to remain off work sick until at least the end of this month.
His duties as Head of the Paid Service, in charge of 25,000 staff, will be taken over temporarily by Paul Dransfield, the city’s Strategic Director for resources.
A formal announcement about Mr Hughes was issued by council leader Sir Albert Bore two hours after Chamberlain News broke the story on Twitter.
In a letter to staff, Sir Albert said: