As a local Southampton Councillor I get involved in lots of important work. I am privileged to serve on the Health and Wellbeing Board, on the Planning and Rights of Way Panel (PROW) and this year I chaired the Southampton City Council “Scrutiny Inquiry Panel” to look into ways we can make “Southampton a Carer Friendly City”.

Across the country, carers – young and old – provide billions pounds worth of free care to family members and loved ones. They often sacrifice their own health, education, careers and personal futures in the process. We need to support them in the sacrifices they make and the difficult job they do. The report produced under my chairmanship and accepted by SCC cabinet, will go on to determine policy for carers in Southampton.