Find your local contacts
The two people every SEND family may need to reach: your Parent Carer Forum (an independent, DfE-recognised group that represents families and co-produces local services) and your Director of Children's Services (the senior officer legally accountable for SEND in your area). We show verified details where we hold them, and the official national finders everywhere else.
Showing 153 of 153 local authorities · 23 with verified contacts
Barking and Dagenham
LondonJust Say PCF
Director of Children's Services
Barnet
LondonBarnet Parent Carer Forum
Director of Children's Services
Barnsley
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Bath and North East Somerset
South WestB&NES Parent Carer Forum
Jean Kelly
Bedford
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Bexley
LondonBexley Voice
Director of Children's Services
Birmingham
West MidlandsBirmingham Parent Carer Forum (BPCF)
James Thomas (Interim)
Blackburn with Darwen
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Blackpool
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Bolton
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Bracknell Forest
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Bradford
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Brent
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Brighton and Hove
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Bristol, City of
South WestBristol Parent Carers
Hannah Woodhouse
Bromley
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Buckinghamshire
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Bury
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Calderdale
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Cambridgeshire
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Camden
LondonCamden Parent Carer Forum
Director of Children's Services
Central Bedfordshire
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Cheshire East
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Cheshire West and Chester
North WestDirector of Children's Services
City of London
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Cornwall
South WestCornwall Parent Carer Council
Kate Evan-Hughes
County Durham
North EastDurham Parent Carer Forum
Rachel Farnham
Coventry
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Croydon
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Cumberland
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Darlington
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Derby
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Derbyshire
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Devon
South WestParent Carer Forum Devon (PCFD)
Julian Wooster
Doncaster
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Dorset
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Dudley
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Ealing
LondonDirector of Children's Services
East Riding of Yorkshire
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
East Sussex
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Enfield
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Essex
East of EnglandEssex Family Forum
Helen Lincoln
Gateshead
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Gloucestershire
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Greenwich
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Hackney
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Halton
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Hammersmith and Fulham
LondonParentsactive
Director of Children's Services
Hampshire
South EastHampshire Parent Carer Network
Stuart Ashley
Haringey
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Harrow
LondonHarrow Parent Forum
Director of Children's Services
Hartlepool
North East1 Hart 1 Mind 1 Future
Director of Children's Services
Havering
LondonPositive Parents
Director of Children's Services
Herefordshire
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Hertfordshire
East of EnglandHerts Parent Carer Involvement (HPCI)
Jo Fisher
Hillingdon
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Hounslow
LondonHounslow Parent Carer Forum (HPCF)
Steven Forbes
Isle of Wight
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Isles of Scilly
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Islington
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Kensington and Chelsea
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Kent
South EastKent PACT (Parents and Carers Together)
Sarah Hammond
Kingston upon Hull
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Kingston upon Thames
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Kirklees
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Knowsley
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Lambeth
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Lancashire
North WestLancashire Parent Carer Forum (LPCF)
Jacqui Old
Leeds
Yorkshire and the HumberLeeds Parent Carer Forum
Pete Thorpe (Interim)
Leicester
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Leicestershire
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Lewisham
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Lincolnshire
East MidlandsLincolnshire Parent Carer Forum (LPCF)
Heather Sandy
Liverpool
North WestLiverpool Parent and Carer Forum
Jenny Glennard
Luton
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Manchester
North WestManchester Parent Carer Forum
Sean McKendrick
Medway
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Merton
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Middlesbrough
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Milton Keynes
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Newcastle upon Tyne
North EastParent Carer Forum Newcastle
Cath McEvoy-Carr
Newham
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Norfolk
East of EnglandFamily Voice Norfolk
Sara Tough
North East Lincolnshire
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
North Lincolnshire
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
North Northamptonshire
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
North Somerset
South WestDirector of Children's Services
North Tyneside
North EastDirector of Children's Services
North Yorkshire
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Northumberland
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Nottingham
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Nottinghamshire
East MidlandsNottinghamshire Parent Carer Forum (NPCF)
Anne Coyle
Oldham
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Oxfordshire
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Peterborough
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Plymouth
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Portsmouth
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Reading
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Redbridge
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Redcar and Cleveland
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Richmond upon Thames
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Rochdale
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Rotherham
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Rutland
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Salford
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Sandwell
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Sefton
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Sheffield
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Shropshire
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Slough
South EastSlough SEND Parent Carer Forum
Debbie Jones
Solihull
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Somerset
South WestDirector of Children's Services
South Gloucestershire
South WestDirector of Children's Services
South Tyneside
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Southampton
South EastSouthampton Parent Carer Forum
Director of Children's Services
Southend-on-Sea
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Southwark
LondonDirector of Children's Services
St Helens
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Staffordshire
West MidlandsStaffordshire Parent Carer Forum (SPCF)
Director of Children's Services
Stockport
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Stockton-on-Tees
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Stoke-on-Trent
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Suffolk
East of EnglandSuffolk Parent Carer Forum (SPCF)
Sarah-Jane Smedmor
Sunderland
North EastDirector of Children's Services
Surrey
South EastFamily Voice Surrey
Rachael Wardell
Sutton
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Swindon
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Tameside
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Telford and Wrekin
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Thurrock
East of EnglandDirector of Children's Services
Torbay
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Tower Hamlets
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Trafford
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Wakefield
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Walsall
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Waltham Forest
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Wandsworth
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Warrington
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Warwickshire
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
West Berkshire
South EastDirector of Children's Services
West Northamptonshire
East MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
West Sussex
South EastWest Sussex Parents Forum
Director of Children's Services
Westminster
LondonDirector of Children's Services
Westmorland and Furness
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Wigan
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Wiltshire
South WestDirector of Children's Services
Windsor and Maidenhead
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Wirral
North WestDirector of Children's Services
Wokingham
South EastDirector of Children's Services
Wolverhampton
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
Worcestershire
West MidlandsDirector of Children's Services
York
Yorkshire and the HumberDirector of Children's Services
Verified contacts are drawn from official council, NHS and DfE-recognised Parent Carer Forum sources and are checked periodically. Where we don't yet hold a verified direct contact for an area, we link you to the official national finders (NNPCF / Contact) and your council's own Local Offer so you always reach the right people. Directors of Children's Services change from time to time — the "Contact via council" and complaints links are the most reliable route where no direct email is published.