Family Rights Group
Chair of Trustees and founding member of their parents panel - one of their expert panels made up of people with lived experience of the child welfare and family justice system.https://frg.org.uk/
CSC National Implementation Board
Lived Experience Board member sitting alongside government minister and sector wide representatives. Overseeing the implementation of the recommendations of The Independent Review of Children's Social Care and ensuring the voices of children and families remain central. Previous EbyE Board member of the Review.
https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/childrens-social-care-national-implementation-board
Giving HOPE
Member of lived experience group that co produced the HOPE boxes - a trauma informed intervention to help support women who are separated from their baby close to birth due to safeguarding concerns.https://www.cfj-lancaster.org.uk/projects/giving-hope
BASW 80-20 Campaign
Lived experience Steering Group Member. The 80-20 Campaign aims to reverse the current trend in social work where practitioners are spending most of their time on administrative and process driven tasks, rather than on building relationships
https://new.basw.co.uk/about-basw/social-work-around-uk/basw-england/campaigns/80-20-campaign
Family Justice Council
Parents and Relatives Representative The primary role of Family Justice Council is to promote an interdisciplinary approach to family justice and to monitor the system
https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/advisory-bodies/family-justice-council/about-fjc...
Domestic Abuse Practice Reference Group
Lived experience member of practice reference group looking to further strengthen the quality and impact of work with children and families in family law proceedings where domestic abuse is known or alleged. The group is co-chaired by the Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) and the charity, SafeLives. Membership will include experts and those who have been victims of domestic abuse.
Previous Co Chair of Cafcass Learning and Improvement Board
https://www.cafcass.gov.uk/cafcass-announces-new-domestic-abuse-practice-reference-group
National Birth Parent Reference Group
Working with National Adoption Leaders to ensure the voices of birth families input, shape and feed into adopter support, recruitment and training
https://www.oneadoption.co.uk/support/information-and-support-first-parents-and-relatives
Lived Experience Adviser
Lived experience adviser, collaborating on various projects including designing a new support service for women in Hackney and the MBRRACE study into maternal deaths where CSC involvement
https://www.birthcompanions.org.uk/resources/co-designing-a-new-support-service-csc
https://www.birthcompanions.org.uk/resources/mbrrace-uk-saving-lives-improving-mothers-care-2023
