Guidance

National partnership team contacts for England, Scotland and Wales

Updated 18 February 2021

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Kickstart Scheme

Contact your local or national contact for help with the Kickstart Scheme.

England

West Midlands

Name Email Responsibilities
Richard Smith westmidlands.groupemployer-partnershipteam@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters
Sarah Francis westmidlands.groupemployer-partnershipteam@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters

East and Central Midlands

Name Email Responsibilities
Chris Fields nemidlands.employerandpartnershipteam@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters
Roger Matthews nemidlands.employerandpartnershipteam@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters

London and Essex

Name Email Responsibilities
Kam Patel kamal.patel@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Development Manager responsible for benefit related matters
Sarah Hernandez sarah.hernandez@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes and jobseeker initiatives

North Central (includes West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire)

Name Email Responsibilities
Jo Ledgard northcentralgroup.partnerships@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters

North East (includes North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, Humberside and North Lincolnshire)

Name Email Responsibilities
Phil Adams northeastgroup.partnershipsteam@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters

North West (includes Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire)

Name Email Responsibilities
Nick Mellor nick.mellor1@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes and jobseeker initiatives

South West

Name Email Responsibilities
Simon Gratton simon.gratton@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters

South East

Name Email Responsibilities
Karen Brown karen.brown2@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters

Scotland

Name Email Responsibilities
Miranda Murray miranda.murray@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for labour market, stakeholder engagement, DWP Flexible Support Fund and external comms
Elaine Livingston elaine.livingston@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for new DWP programmes, Fair Start Scotland and devolution related engagement

Wales

Name Email Responsibilities
Debbie Hawkes debbie.hawkes@dwp.gov.uk Group Partnership Manager responsible for employment programmes, jobseeker initiatives and benefit related matters
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