Week 1
29 September 2025
Please note timings are provisional and subject to change.
| Date | Monday 29 September | Tuesday 30 September | Wednesday 1 October | Thursday 2 October | Friday 3 October |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start time | 10:30 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | 10:00 am | |
| Morning | Impact film Counsel to the Inquiry Opening Submissions Core Participant Opening Submissions |
Dr Carol Homden CBE (on behalf of the Coram Group) Charlie Taylor (on behalf of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons) |
Nuala Toman (on behalf of the Disabled People’s Organisations) Sammie McFarland (on behalf of Long Covid Kids) Kate Anstey (on behalf of the Child Poverty Action Group) |
Baroness Anne Longfield CBE (former Children’s Commissioner for England) |
Non-sitting day |
| Afternoon | Core Participant Opening Submissions | Alice Ferguson (on behalf of Playing Out) Prof. Catherine Davies (Expert in Child Development) |
Kate Anstey (on behalf of the Child Poverty Action Group) Continued Lara Wong (on behalf of Clinically Vulnerable Families) Dr Rebecca Montacute (on behalf of the Sutton Trust) |
Assoc Prof. Tamsin Newlove-Delgado (Expert in Children and Young People’s Mental Health) |
Non-sitting day |