Who's who in Supporting People

Bridget Emery
Leeds Supporting People Accountable Officer

Drives forward the programme at a strategic level, developing and sustaining strategic partnerships and ensuring there is corporate support for the programme.   Advises the Commissioning Body and chairs the Core Strategy Group.

Debbie Forward
Leeds Supporting People Manager

Manages the Supporting People team to carryout the day-to-day administration of the programme, ensuring this is in line with the strategic objectives set by the Leeds Commissioning Body. 

Nahim Mehmood-Khan 
Leeds Supporting People Commissioning Manager (Acting)

Manages the Commissioning and Service Development team. Responsible for the procurement and contracting of services, contract management and reporting on contract performance.

Leeds Supporting People Assistant Commissioning Manager
(vacant)

Manages and coordinates the procurement and contracting process and leads on competitive procurements.

Sarah Best
Catherine Henderson
Patricia Michael
Sandra Twitchett
Neera Tyagi
Ravinder Rai
Service Development Officers

Commission individual procurements and manage the performance of individual contracts.

John Spencer
Support Officer

Administers the accreditation and non-competitive procurements process. Manages all the contracting information.

Fay Davison
Support Officer

Administering competitive procurement exercises.

Kate James
Research and Information Officer

Responsible for managing and analysing a range of performance and needs information to inform the development of the programme.

Ali Mitchell
Service User Involvement Officer

Responsible for developing service user involvement in the Supporting People Programme and supporting as a service user reference group.

Rebecca Tooze
Data Management Officer

Responsible for managing the quality of Supporting People data and supporting the quarterly submission of the data extract to DCLG.

Finance & Administration Manager
(Vacant)

Responsible for managing the payment process to service providers, administering the Supporting People Charging Policy and managing the Finance and Administration team.

Lucy McLoughlin
Resource Coordinator

Responsible for coordinating resources within the finance and administration team to support the wider team. Compiling the provider newsletter, coordinating Service User appeals and general Supporting People queries.

James Hermida
Aidan Smith
Resource Assistants

Responsible for processing subsidy applications, monitoring workbooks and payment adjustments, providing administrative support to the wider team and processing enquires.