Why it matters
A word from our patrons...
Sir Roger Singleton CBE
Sir Roger Singleton was appointed by the Home Secretary to be the first and current chairman of the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) in May 2007. This was a new Non Departmental Public Body created to help protect children and vulnerable adults by deciding who should be statutorily barred from working with them.
As well as being a Government adviser, Sir Roger is a consultant in charity governance and management; a non executive director; and a chair and trustees of several charities. He has a background in education, children’s services, policy and management and is the former chief executive of Barnardo’s. Whilst there he expanded the organisation significantly and led its change from an association running residential homes to one principally supporting children and young people within their own homes and communities. Services for children and young people with learning disabilities and their families were a major component of this expansion.
From April 2009 until June 2010 he was the Government’s first Chief Adviser on the Safety of Children. This followed the report of Lord Laming into the protection of children in England and the Baby Peter tragedy.
He is married with two adult daughters and four grandchildren. He lives in East Anglia.
“I am delighted to have this link with the Ann Craft Trust and to share in the important work of helping to protect people with learning disabilities from abuse.”
Sir Roger Singleton CBE
Chairman ISA
Paula Sage
Paula sage is a Scottish actor and Special Olympics netball player. Her performance in the 2003 British film Afterlife brought her a BAFTA Scotland award for best first time performance and Best Actress in the Bratislava International Film Festival 2004.
Paula is a patron of the Ann Craft Trust as well as being an ambassador for Down's Syndrome Scotland and Mencap.
More recently Paula has been busy moving into her own flat and has performed in musical The Wizard of Uz! with the One in a Hundred Theatre Group in Cumbernauld.
"People with a learning disability sometimes need others to speak up"
Paula Sage
Actor