Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Kelly Tolhurst (Minister of State (Minister for Schools and Childhood) at Department for Education), Sophie Langdale (Director for Children’s Social Care at Department for Education), Lord Bellamy (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Ministry of Justice), Neal Barcoe (Deputy Director for Family Justice at Ministry of Justice), Dean Russell (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy), and Mike Warren (Director, Labour Markets at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Dr Matt Woolgar (Consultant clinical psychologist at National Adoption and Fostering Service, South London & Maudsley NHS Trust)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Dame Rachel de Souza (Children's Commissioner at Children's Commissioner for England)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Anne Longfield CBE (Chair at Commission on Young Lives)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Kadra Abdinasir (Associate Director at Centre for Mental Health & Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition), and Dr Elaine Lockhart (Chair at the Royal College of Psychiatrist’s Child and Adolescent Faculty)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Sir Andrew McFarlane (President at Family Division), Jacky Tiotto (Chief Executive at CAFCASS), and Steve Crocker, OBE (President at Association of Directors of Children’s Services)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Ms Alexandra Hall-Chen (Senior Policy Advisor at Institute of Directors), and Jane van Zyl (CEO at Working Families)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Joeli Brearley (Founder at Pregnant Then Screwed), and Ms Olga FitzRoy (Campaigner at Parental Pay Equality)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Mr Stephen Kingdom (Campaign Manager at Disabled Children's Partnership), Christine Lenehan DBE (Director at National Children's Bureau), and Imogen Jolley (Director at Public Practice)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Ade Larigo (CEO at Agency Connection), and Yoni Ejo (CEO at Diversity Adopt)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Mavis Mclean (Research Associate at University of Oxford, Department of Social Policy and Innovation), and Sir James Munby (Former President at Family Division)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Rosemary Hunter (Professor at University of Kent), and Bob Greig (Founder at Only Mums & Dads)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Sarah Blackmore (Barrister and Joint Head of Chambers at Spire Barrister Leeds), Nuffield Family Justice Observatory Lisa Harker (Director at Nuffield Family Justice Observatory), and Hannah Markham QC (Head of the Family Team at 36 Family)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Professor Judith Masson (Professor at University of Bristol), and Julie Doughty

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Naomi Angell (Consultant at Osbornes Law), and Al Coates (Founder and Social worker at Adoption and Fostering Podcast)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Sarah Johal (National Strategic Lead at Regional Adoption Agencies), Carol Homden (Chief Executive at Coram), and Alexandra Conroy-Harris (Legal Lead at CoramBAAF)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Joanne Alper (Director at Adoption Plus), Natausha van Vliet (Chief Executive at Parents and Children Together), and Mandy Davies (Assistant Service Director at Parents and Children Together)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Andre Imich (SEN and Disability Professional Adviser at Department for Education), Sophie Langdale (Director of Children’s Social Care Strategy and Practice at Department for Education), and Neal Barcoe (Deputy Director for Family Justice Policy at Ministry of Justice)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Beth Neil (Professor at University of East Anglia Centre for Reserach on Children and Families)

Inquiry Children and Families Act 2014

Witnesses Jo Mitchell (National Service Lead at PAC UK), Elaine Farmer (Child and Families Studies at University of Bristol), and Lucy Peake (CEO at Kinship)