Dame Gillian Pugh is Chair of the National Children’s Bureau, and was a Panel member of the Family Justice Review.

A former chief executive of children’s charity Coram, Gillian has published widely and has advised governments in this country and overseas on policies for children and families.

She is President of the National Childminding Association, and recently stood down as Visiting Professor at the Institute of Education, a Board Member of the Training and Development Agency for Schools, and a Member of the Children’s Workforce Development Council.

She was awarded the DBE in 2005 for services to children and families.