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Celebrating Progress and Forging the Future

The Reach Centre, Derby, 29 November 2025

Plenary Session 1

Where do Family Hubs fit into national and local family support?

Welcomes from Lord Farmer, Ian Soars (Spurgeons) Richard Comerford (HCRG Care Group), Emma Bowman (Barnardo’s), Janet Daby MP (Minister for Family Hubs), Marc Rooney (DfE) and Sarah Harriss (DHSC)

Dr Samantha Callan OBE (Director, Family Hubs Network): Why Family Hubs?

Josh McAllister OBE MP (Author, Independent Review of Children’s Social Care 2022): Family Hubs and the Reform of Children’s Social Care

Zoe Oddy (Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services): Building the Network of Family Support

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Plenary Session 2

Evaluation & evidence

Monica Hingorani (National Centre for Family Hubs): Gathering Evidence for Family Hubs’ Effectiveness

Elaine Fulton (Fulton Consulting): A Shared Focus on Outcomes

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Plenary Session 3

Local variability in 0-19 services

Judith Sellers (HCRG Care Group): Family Hubs in Rural and Urban Settings

Derby City Council: Learning from Derby’s ‘Best in UK’ Family Hub Network

Cristina Odone (Centre for Social Justice): Family Hubs – An Interim Review by the CSJ

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Plenary Session 4

Forging the future for Family Hubs

Helen Adam (Parenting Apart): Support for Relationships in Family Hubs

HMPPS & Spurgeons: Support for Families Affected by Prison

Barnardo’s & Wakefield Council: Youth, Schools, Mental Health & Young Futures Hubs

Sarah Cattan (Nesta): Future Funding of Family Hubs

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Plenary Session 5

Discussion and Q&A panel

Panel: Edward Davies (CSJ), Ian Soars (Spurgeons), Emma Bowman (Barnardo’s), Richard Comerford (HCRG Care Group), and Samantha Callan (FHN)

Breakout Sessions

Engaging dads and ethnic minority communities – Camden & Lewisham Councils, Centre for Social Justice

Outcomes frameworks – DfE, HCRG Care Group, Elaine Fulton, Camden Council

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