Witnesses
The following witnesses gave evidence. Transcripts can be viewed on the inquiry publications page of the Committee’s website.
Tuesday 17 October 2017
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Christina Brandi, Fostering Service Manager, Action for Children, Tay Jiva, Adoption and Fostering Manager, PennyAppeal, Alison Michalska, President, Association of Directors of Children’s Services, and Dr John Simmonds OBE, Director of Policy, Research and Development, CoramBAAF |
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Mark Douglas, Chief Operating Officer, Doncaster Children’s Services Trust, Andy Elvin, Chief Executive, The Adolescent and Children’s Trust, Professor Ray Jones, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London, and Steve Miley, Director of Children’s Services, Hammersmith and Fulham Council |
Tuesday 7 November 2017
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Rachel, Connor, and Luke Rodgers, young people with experience of foster care |
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Robert Goodwill MP, Minister of State for Children and Families, Department for Education, Katy Willison, Director of Children’s Social Care, Practice and Workforce, Department for Education, and Rachel, Connor, and Luke Rodgers, young people with experience of foster care |
The following witnesses gave evidence on Fostering to the Education Committee in the previous Parliament. Transcripts can be viewed on the inquiry publications page of the Committee’s website.
Wednesday 1 February 2017
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Michael Fesemeyer, foster carer, Brian Roberts, foster carer and Chair, Bedfordshire Foster Carer Association, Gemma Ronte, foster carer and Vice-Chair, Wandsworth Foster Carers’ Association, and Anne Sayer, foster carer |
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Chloë Cockett, Policy and Research Manager, Become, Jackie Edwards, Professional Advisor, FosterTalk, Professor Harriet Ward, Professor of Child and Family Research, Loughborough University, and Kevin Williams, Chief Executive, The Fostering Network |
Wednesday 1 March 2017
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Iain Anderson, Representative, Children’s Services Development Group and Group Chief Executive, National Fostering Agency, Andy Elvin, Chief Executive, The Adolescent and Children’s Trust, Harvey Gallagher, Chief Executive, Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers, and Andrew Ireland, Corporate Director for Social Care, Health and Wellbeing, Kent County Council |
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Dr Ruth Allen, Chief Executive Officer, British Association of Social Workers, Jon Fayle, Vice Chair, National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers, Rachel Harrison, Lead Officer for Schools and Foster Carers, GMB Union, Dave Hill, President, Association of Directors of Children’s Services, and Councillor Richard Watts, Chair of the Children and Young People Board, Local Government Association |
Wednesday 19 April 2017
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Matthew Brazier, Specialist Adviser, Children Looked After, Ofsted, Dr Heather Ottaway, Lecturer in Social Work with Children and Families, University of Bristol, Professor Judy Sebba, Director, Rees Centre for Research in Fostering and Education, University of Oxford, and Jim Wade, Honorary Fellow, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York |
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Graham Archer, Director of Improvement and Learning for Children’s Social Care, Department for Education, Simon Bower, Contract Manager, South Central Independent Foster Care Framework, Bournemouth Borough Council, Melissa Green, Director of Operations, The Fostering Network, Steve Walker, Acting Director of Children’s Services, Leeds City Council, and Jonny Woodthorpe, Commissioning Co-ordinator, Bournemouth Borough Council |
21 December 2017