Regional Leaving Care Forums

This section contains contact details of the chair for the regional leaving care forums across the UK. If you want more information about the work in the regions and the meeting dates get in touch with the relevant contact or NCAS lead for the region.

London Managers Network

Chair: Trevor Akerman

Tel: 020 8831 6160
Email: t.akerman@richmond.gov.uk

London & South East Professionals

Chair: Judy Walsh

Tel: 020 7620 6400
Email: judy.walsh@fostering.net

NCAS Lead in London

Email: John.Hill@catch-22.org.uk 

East of England Managers

Chair: Stewart Betts

Tel: 01603 437811
Email: stewart.betts@norfolk.gov.uk

NCAS Lead in East of England

Email: Lucy.Sweetman@catch-22.org.uk

South East Managers

Chair: Fran Fonseca

Tel: 01865 323098

Email: fran.fonseca@oxfordshire.gov.uk

NCAS lead in South East

Email: John.Hill@catch-22.org.uk

Yorkshire & Humberside

Chair: Sue Whitfield

Email: sue.whitfield@northlincs.gov.uk

NCAS Lead in Yorkshire and Humber

Email: julie.mepham@catch-22.org.uk

Email: belinda.cashman@catch-22.org.uk

North East

Chair: Lesley Greiveson

Email: Lesley.Grieveson@durham.gov.uk

NCAS Lead in North East

Email: Mike.Sutcliffe@catch-22.org.uk

East Midlands

Nigel Stock

Tel: 01604 654040

Email: nstock@northamptonshire.gov.uk

NCAS Lead in East Midlands

Email: Julie.Mepham@catch-22.org.uk

West Midlands Manager

Rob Dunster

Email:  dunster@rugby22.demon.co.uk

West Midlands Practitioners

NCAS Lead in West Midlands

Email: Lucy.Sweetman@catch-22.org.uk

North West

Chair: Julia hassall

Email: juliahassall@wirral.gov.uk 

NCAS lead in North West

Email: Mike.Sutcliffe@catch-22.org.uk

South West

Richard Porter

Tel: 01752 308886

Email: Richard.Porter@plymouth.gov.uk

NCAS lead in South West

Email: Lucy.Sweetman@catch-22.org.uk

Wales

Chair: Claire Turner

Email: claire.turner@powys.gov.uk

Scotland

Ilona Richards

Scottish Throughcare & Aftercare Forum

Tel: 0141 357 4124   

Email: ilona@scottishthroughcare.org.uk
Website: www.scottishthroughcare.org.uk

Northern Ireland

Deirdre Coyle

Regional Project Officer for Leaving Care

Tel: 028 71 860086

Email: Deirdre.Coyle@whssb.n-i.nhs.uk