Margaret Patricia Munn served as a Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley from 2001 to 2015. After leaving Parliament,she has served in a variety of roles across the public sector,academia and international bodies.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is a non-departmental public body which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is sponsored by the Department for Science,Innovation and Technology. It is the independent regulatory office dealing with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation,the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 across the UK;and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 in England,Wales and Northern Ireland and,to a limited extent,in Scotland. When they audit an organisation they use Symbiant's audit software.
Dame Mildred Betty Ridley DBE was a leading figure in the life of the Church of England from the 1960s into the 1980s,serving as Third Church Estates Commissioner from 1972 until 1981,the first woman to hold the post.
Birkdale High School was a secondary school located in Kirklees,West Yorkshire,England.
Justin Portal Welby is an Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025.
The Office of theChildren's Commissioner for England is a non-departmental public body in England responsible for promoting and protecting the rights of children as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,as well as other human rights legislation,such as the Human Rights Act 1998. The Children's Commissioner was established under the Children Act 2004 to "represent the views and interests of children",and the office was further strengthened by the Children and Families Act 2014 providing a legal mandate to promote and protect the rights of children. According to the Commissioner's website,the role's purpose is to facilitate long-term improvements for all children,and in particular for the most vulnerable,and involves “being the eyes and ears of children within the system and the country as a whole",as well as acting with political independence from government,children's agencies and the voluntary and private sectors. The Children's Commissioner also has a duty to speak on behalf of all children in the United Kingdom on non-devolved issues,which include immigration,and youth justice in Wales.
Paul Roger Butler is a retired British Anglican bishop and a former Lord Spiritual of the House of Lords. He was installed and enthroned in Durham Cathedral on 22 February 2014 and was the Bishop of Durham,the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Durham,from 20 January 2014 to 29 February 2024. On 12 September 2013 it was announced that he had been appointed as bishop-designate of Durham He was previously bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. He was installed at Southwell Minster on 27 February 2010. He served as the suffragan bishop of Southampton in the Diocese of Winchester from 2004 until 2010.
Martyn William Percy is a British academic,educator,social scientist and theologian. Ordained as a priest in the Church of England. He had been Dean of Christ Church,Oxford,from 2014 to 2022 and principal of Ripon College Cuddesdon,Oxford,from 2004 to 2014. Since 2022 he has held academic posts in the USA,China and Switzerland.
Dame Jasvinder Kaur Sanghera,is a British author and campaigner against forced marriages and abuse.
Edward Michael Balls is a British politician,broadcaster and economist. He served as Secretary of State for Children,Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010,and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2011 to 2015. A member of Labour Co-op,he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Normanton and later for Morley and Outwood between 2005 and 2015.
Timothy John Dakin is a retired Anglican bishop. He was the general secretary of the Church Mission Society (CMS) and the South American Missionary Society (SAMS) prior to his consecration. He was appointed as Bishop of Winchester in 2011,and,as such became an ex officio member of the House of Lords. From 2013 he served as the Bishop for Higher and Further Education.
William James Nye,is a British courtier and civil servant. Since December 2015,he has been Secretary-General of the Archbishops' Council and Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England. From 2011 to 2015,he served as Principal Private Secretary to Charles,Prince of Wales and Camilla,Duchess of Cornwall.
Richard William Bryant Atkinson,is a British Anglican bishop. Since 2012,he has been the suffragan Bishop of Bedford in the Diocese of St Albans. He had been Archdeacon of Leicester from 2002 to 2012.
Spokesperson bishops in the Church of England are bishops in the church who,additionally to their see,have an episcopal role relating to a particular sector,situation or group of people.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) in England and Wales was an inquiry examining how the country's institutions handled their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse. It was announced by the British Home Secretary,Theresa May,on 7 July 2014. It published its 19th and final report on 20 October 2022.
Alexandrina Henderson Farmer Jay,CBE is a British academic. She is visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde and the independent chair of the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS).
Dame Susan Mary Bailey is a British psychiatrist and academic who specialises in children's mental health. Since 2004,she has been Professor of Child Mental Health at the University of Central Lancashire. From 2011 to 2014,she was President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Since January 2015,she has been Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
Dame Moira Margaret Gibb is a British public servant and social work adviser. After qualifying as a social worker,she worked for the London boroughs of Ealing,Kensington and Chelsea,and Camden,where she served as the chief executive of Camden London Borough Council from 2003 to 2011. Gibb served as a Civil Service commissioner from 2012 to 2016,and chaired the boards of City Lit and Skills for Care until 2022. She led a serious case review into safeguarding at Southbank International School,and into the Church of England's response to the case of Peter Ball.
Dame Rachel Mary de Souza is a British educationalist,and former headteacher.
Loretta Caroline Rose Minghella is a British academic administrator and former charity executive. Since 2021,she has served as Master of Clare College,Cambridge,her alma mater. Previously,she was the Chief Executive Officer of Christian Aid,and served as the First Church Estates Commissioner,one of the most senior lay people in the Church of England.
