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ASYLUM WORKING GROUP
Julian Prior, Chairman Julian Prior is the Project Director of Open Door (North East) an organisation that provides accommodation for failed asylum seekers who have become destitute in Tyneside. He is the author of a significant piece of research into this issue called ‘Destitute and Desperate’ (April 2006). On the basis of his research and first-hand experience, Julian has campaigned for change locally and nationally. Prior to working for Open Door, Julian was an Account Director for a number of leading advertising and marketing agencies in the North East.
Bob Holman Vice-Chair Retired Community Worker and former professor of Social Policy
Yeukai Taruvinga Asylum Seeker
Louise Zanre Director of Jesuit Refugee Service UK
Advisors
Jonathan Cox, Advisor to the Asylum Working Group Parliamentary and External Relations Officer, Refugee Council
Gareth Morrell, Advisor to theAsylum Working Group Information and Research Coordinator for the Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees
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COURTS AND SENTENCING WORKING GROUP
Martin Howe QC, Chairman Martin Howe is a practising Queen’s Counsel specialising in European law and intellectual property law, who conducts cases before the English courts, the European Court of Justice, and other European tribunals. He was appointed QC in 1996. He was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1978. Before joining chambers Martin worked as a commercial and systems software programmer for IBM and for a software house, and continues to maintain an interest in evolving computer technology.
Victoria Elvidge JP
Simon Pellew OBE CEO, Time for Families
Helen Reeves, DBE Former Chief Executive, Victim Support
His Honour Judge John Samuels QC (Retd.) Chairman, Prisoners’ Education Trust
Enver Solomon Deputy Director, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, King’s College London
Tom Stancliffe Former Secretary, Conservative Social Justice Policy Group
Malcolm Thomson Project Manager, CLINKS
Advisors
Rob Allen Director, International Centre for Prison Studies, King’s College London; Chairman, CLINKS
Professor Sir A.E. Bottoms Emeritus Wolfson Professor of Criminology at Cambridge; Honorary Professor of Criminology at Sheffield
District Judge Daphne Wickham
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ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY WORKING GROUP
Dr. Stephen Brien,Chairman Dr Stephen Brien is a partner of Oliver Wyman and was Chairman of the Social Justice Policy Group Economic Dependency Working Group.
Nicholas Boys Smith Consultant Director, Reform.
David Godfrey Head of Public Policy, Kent County Council
James Greenbury Deputy Chairman of DX, a business mail service and a Non Executive Director of Holidaybreak plc
Nicholas Hillman Chief of staff to David Willets MP
Peter King Reader in Social Thought, De Montfort University
Sara McKee Group Marketing Director, A4E
Cllr Lee Rowley Deputy Cabinet Member for Communities & Economic Development, Westminster City Council
Debbie Scott Chief Executive of Tomorrow’s People
Corin Taylor Research Director, The Taxpayers Alliance
Cameron Watt Deputy Director, the Centre for Social Justice
Advisor
Mike Brewer Director of tax and welfare research programmes at the Institute for Fiscal Studies
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EARLY YEARS COMMISSION
CHAIRMAN Dr Elly Farmer Dr Farmer is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist who works part-time for the NSPCC, mainly in the fields of childhood sexual abuse and sexual bullying. She also works in an NHS adult substance misuse team where her therapeutic work is focussed on the resolution of childhood trauma. Her publications are in the areas of youth offending, therapy practice, and emotional dynamics. Elly is particularly passionate about healthy relationships for children and their families.
Maria Robinson Independent adviser, consultant and lecturer in early years care and learning
Dr Margot Sunderland Director of Education and Training, The Centre for Child Mental Health, London
Dr Elly Farmer Chartered Clinical Psychologist, National Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service, NSPCC and Hillingdon Drugs and Alcohol Service, NHS
Melanie Gill Child forensic psychologist, former Advisor of the Conservative Social Justice Policy Group
Benjamin Fry
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FAMILY LAW REVIEW
CHAIRMAN David Hodson
David is an English family law solicitor, mediator, family arbitrator, Australian solicitor and mediator, and practices at The International Family Law Group, Covent Garden, London. He is a deputy District Judge at the Principal Registry of the Family Division, High Court, London
WORKING GROUP
Rebecca Bensted MA (Cantab) Associate Principal Lecturer, BPP Law School
Philippa Taylor Independent Consultant on bioethics and the family
Brenda Almond Emeritus Professor of Moral and Social Philosophy, University of Hull
Helen Grant Family Lawyer (Solicitor) and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Maidstone and The Weald, Senior Partner of Grants Solicitors LLP
Benjamin Fry Psycotherapist and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psycotherapy
Dr Samantha Callan Research and Policy Consultant Honorary Research fellow at Edinburgh University
Sheela Mackintosh Family Lawyer (Barrister and Solicitor); Matrimonial Consultant and Coach of Divorce & Family Law Service; Conservative Party Approved Parliamentary Candidate; Law Society Mentor and Coach for Junior Lawyers; Trustee of the charity DrugFAM.
Richard Bruce Educated at Epsom College and Bristol University, where he gained both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Law, Richard Bruce was Called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 1974. For many years he maintained a broad common law practice but now covers solely Family work with a particular interest in ancillary relief.
He is the author of a text book on the general principles of English law published by John Murray in 1978 and now in its fifth edition. He was elected a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1992 and appointed as a Recorder in 2002.
Rachel Gillman Practising barrister since 1988, specialising in all aspects of family law both relating to money matters and children, with a particular commitment to representing less advantaged clients.
Advisors
Dr Andrew Bainham Fellow and Reader in Family Law, Christ’s College, Cambridge Andrew is a Fellow of Christ’s College Cambridge and Reader in Family Law and Policy at the University of Cambridge. For over a decade he was editor of the International Survey of Family Law. He was a founder of the Cambridge Socio-Legal Group and co-edited four of their books, two of which deal with parentage and contact between children and parents. He also authored the leading textbook, Children: The Modern Law (3rd edition, 2005). Recently he has written an article entitled ‘Arguments about Parentage’, in the forthcoming number of the Cambridge Law Journal which is concerned in part with the arguments surrounding the parentage provisions of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
District Judge Nicholas Crichton, Inner London Family Proceedings Court
Professor Patrick Parkinson, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney, Australia
Patrons
Lady Elizabeth Butler-Sloss of Marsh Green
Baroness Ruth Deech of Cumnor
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HOUSING WORKING GROUP
Kate Davies, Chairman Kate Davies joined Notting Hill Housing in mid-2004 following roles as Chief Executive of Servite Houses and Director of Housing in Brighton and Hove. She also has experience in local government and the private and voluntary sectors. She has two degrees and qualifications in housing management (MCIH) and housing association development. She is particularly interested in families, parenting, equality issues and regeneration.
David Cowans Group Chief Executive, Places for People
Cllr Angela Harvey Chairman of Built Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Westminster City Council
David Ireland Chief Executive, Empty Homes Agency
Dr Peter King Reader in Social Thought, De Montfort University
Ferdinand Mount Author and former head of No.10 Policy Unit
Malcolm Offord Partner, Charterhouse Capital Partners
Dr Mark Pennington Senior lecturer, Department of Politics, Queen Mary, University of London
Cllr Lee Rowley Deputy Cabinet Member for Communities & Economic Development, Westminster City Council
Cameron Watt Deputy Director, the Centre for Social Justice
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LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN WORKING GROUP
Ryan Robson, Chairman Ryan Robson is a Partner of Sovereign Capital, an investment fund which supports the growth of education and social care groups. He has served as a Non-Executive Director of education and training organisations including Alpha Plus, a group of 20 independent schools and colleges and the SENAD Group which educates children with special educational needs and supports them into adulthood. Ryan is a Governor of the Alton School in Wandsworth and was a Councillor for Wandsworth from 2002-2006 and Chairman of its Education and Performance and Standards Committee.
Ivor Frank L.L.B., L.L.M. Human rights barrister and Trustee of the Frank Buttle Trust.
Simon Howlett Education Consultant, Senior Coach and founder of Catalyst Coaching
Michael Bailey Children's services director, founder member and director of Excel3
Susanna Cheal Former Chief Executive of The Who Cares? Trust.
Harriet Sergeant Author of four reports for the Centre for Policy Studies: 'Welcome to the Asylum: immigration and asylum in the UK' (CPS 2001): 'No System to Abuse: immigration and health care in the UK (CPS 2003): 'Managing not to Manage: management in the NHS (CPS 2003): and 'Handle with Care: An investigation into the care system': (CPS 2006).
Malcolm Stevens Director of Justice Care
Sarah Richardson Cabinet Member for Children’s Services on Westminster City Council, writer for the Evening Standard and South-East candidate for the 2009 European Parliamentary elections.
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POLICE REFORM WORKING GROUP
Ray Mallon, Chairman Ray Mallon is serving his second term as the elected mayor of Middlesbrough. Before 2002, Ray spent 28 years as a police officer, rising through the ranks to become Detective Superintendent in charge of Criminal Investigation in Hartlepool and Middlesbrough in 1996. ‘Robocop’, as he came to be known in the press, cut crime in Middlesbrough by 20 per cent in 18 months through proactive policing and a focus on education and rehabilitation. Ray is a board member of the regeneration agency One NorthEast as well as a columnist for The Northern Echo. He used to play waterpolo for Great Britain.
Professor Norman Dennis Visiting Fellow at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr. David Green Director of Civitas
Steve Green Former Chief Constable of Nottinghamshire Police
Professor Ken Pease Professor at the Midlands Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice
Sir Charles Pollard Former Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
Professor Jonathan Shepherd Director of the Violence & Society Research Group, University of Cardiff
Jimmy Watson Senior Partner of Watson Woodhouse Solicitors
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Professor Lawrence Sherman Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Cambridge University
Jan Berry Former Chairman of the Police Federation |
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PRISON REFORM WORKING GROUP
Jonathan Aitken, Chairman Jonathan Aitken is a former Conservative government minister who was jailed for perjury in 1999. He chronicled this life-changing experience in a two-part autobiography, Pride and Perjury, and Porridge and Passion. He is a Director of Prison Fellowship International and frequently visits prisons to talk to inmates. Jonathan’s experience of both politics and prison means he is uniquely qualified to lead the Prison Reform Policy Group. Jonathan has also written biographies of Richard Nixon and Charles Colson.
Professor Rod Morgan Professor Emeritus Bristol University; visiting professor at the London School of Economics; Co-editor, The Oxford Handbook of Criminology
Brian Kingham Chairman, Reliance Security Group, Business Adviser to Restorative Solutions, Former Trustee of Crime Concern
Derek Sayer JP Chairman of Regent Square Estates; Member of Lord Chancellors Advisory Committee; Ex Deputy Chairman Board of Visitors HMP Wormwood Scrubs; Trustee of Apex
Paul Cowley Director of Social Transformation Holy Trinity Brompton; Director of Alpha for Prisons, Caring for Ex-Offenders and Alpha for Forces
Trevor Philpott OBE Director of ‘Life Change UK’ training programmes; Founder and former Chief Executive of C-FAR
Erwin James Former prisoner, now writes for the Guardian
Ann Creighton Former Chief Executive, Prisoners Education Trust
Simon Edwards Chief Executive of Mowgli, an international mentoring organisation; Former Chief Executive of Believe
Bernard Jenkin MP
Member of Parliament for North Essex, member of the Defence Select Committee
Stuart Mitson
Independent prison consultant, former Prison Governor
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YOUTH AND GANG CRIME WORKING GROUP
Simon Antrobus, Chairman Simon Antrobus has over 20 years experience in the voluntary and community sector. He has held senior positions in a number of national voluntary organisations, including Scope, the Parkinson’s Disease Society and currently as Chief Executive of Clubs for Young People. Simon has served as acting Chairman of the National Council of Voluntary Youth Services and is currently its Vice-Chairman.
Gracia McGrath Chief Executive, Chance UK
Patrick Regan Chief Executive Officer, XLP
Andy Smith Chief Executive, Regenerate
Professor John Pitts Vauxhall Professor of Socio-legal Studies, University of Bedfordshire
Ginny Lunn Director of Policy and Development, Prince’s Trust
Tracie Trimmer-Platman Senior Lecturer in Youth and Community Studies, University of East London, and advisor to London Youth
Steven Brooks National Development Manager, Black Boys Can
Dr Howard Williamson Professor of European Youth Policy, University of Glamorgan
Chris Stanley Advisor to NACRO
Roger Reid Project Manager, Ascension Trust
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