Find your local parent carer forum

Parent carer forums are groups run by parents and carers of disabled children from a local area in England. Their aim is to make sure that services in their area meet the needs of disabled children and their families.

On this page is a list of parent carer forums, listed by region, which includes contact details.

East Midlands

Derby, City of

Parent Carers Together
Phone: 07593 948800
Email: Rachel.Rule@derbypct.com
Facebook: facebook.com/derbycityparentcarerstogether/

Derbyshire

Derbyshire Parent Carer Voice
Phone: 01629 533666
Email: info@derbyshireparentcarervoice.org
Website: derbyshireparentcarervoice.org

Leicester, City of

Leicester City Parent and Carers Forum
Phone: 0745 5745344
Email: rjaramba@lcpcf.net
Website: lcpcf.net

Leicestershire

Leicestershire SEND Hub
Email: team@leicestershiresendhub.org.uk
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/leicestershiresendhub

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07925 232 466
Email: admin@lincspcf.org.uk
Website: lincspcf.org.uk

Northamptonshire

Northants Parent Forum Group
Phone: 07745 249094
Email: enquiries@npfg.co.uk
Website: npfg.co.uk

Nottingham, City of

Rainbow Parents Carers Forum
Phone: 0115 7860211
Email: admin@rainbowpcf.org.uk
Website: rainbowpcf.org.uk

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07751 776481
Email: enquiries@nottspcf.org
Website: nottspcf.org

Rutland

Rutland Parent Carer Voice
Phone: 07562 121508
Email: rutlandpcv@gmail.com
Website: rutlandpcv.org.uk

East of England

Bedford borough

Bedford Borough Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07943 524553
Email: communications@bbpcf.org.uk
Website: bbpcf.co.uk

Cambridgeshire

Pinpoint
Phone: 01480 877333
Email: information@pinpoint-cambs.org.uk
Website: pinpoint-cambs.org.uk

Central Bedfordshire

Special Needs Action Panel Central Bedfordshire Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07984 545044
Email: admin@snappcf.org.uk
Website: snappcf.org.uk

Essex

Essex Family Forum
Email: hello@essexfamilyforum.org
Website: essexfamilyforum.org

Hertfordshire

Herts Parent Carer Involvement
Phone: 07840 360245
Email: contact@hertsparentcarers.org.uk
Website: hertsparentcarers.org.uk

Luton

Luton Family Voice
Phone: 07729 099576
Facebook: facebook.com/lutonparentcarervoice

Norfolk

Family Voice Norfolk
Phone: 07950 302937
Email: office@familyvoice.org.uk
Website: familyvoice.org.uk

Peterborough, City of

Family Voice Peterborough
Phone: 01733 685510
Email: office@familyvoice.org
Website: familyvoice.org

Southend on Sea

Southend SEND Independent Forum
Phone: 07955 067588
Email: s outhendsendindependentforum@gmail.com
Website: southendsendindependentforum.co.uk

Suffolk

Suffolk Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 01473 760933
Email: info@suffolkpcf.co.uk
Website: www.suffolkpcf.co.uk

Thurrock

Thurrock Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07751 549638
Email: thurrockparentcarers@gmail.com
Website: facebook.com/ThurrockParentCarer

London

Barking and Dagenham

Just Say Parent Carer Forum
Email: justsaybdforum@gmail.com

Barnet

Barnet Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07468 029 705
Email: info@barnetpcf.org.uk
Website: barnetpcf.org.uk

Bexley

Bexley Voice
Phone: 07512 409936
Email: bexleyvoice@hotmail.co.uk
Website: bexleyvoice.org.uk

Brent

Brent Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 020 8968 2694
Email: bpcfoffice@gmail.com
Website: brentpcf.org

Bromley

Bromley Parent Voice
Email: info@bromleyparentvoice.org.uk

Camden

Kids – Camden
Email: Rachel.Dixon@kids .org.uk
Website: kids.org.uk

Croydon

Parents in Partnership (PiP)
Phone: 020 8684 9082
Email: Info@croydonmencap.org.uk
Website: pipcroydon.com

Ealing

Ealing Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07740 461 551
Email: info@epcf.org.uk
Website: epcf.org.uk

Enfield

Our Voice
Phone: 07516 662315
Email: jackieourvoice@outlook.com
Website: ourvoiceenfield.org.uk

Greenwich

Greenwich Parent Carer Participation Forum
Email: admin@greenwichpcpf.org

Hackney

HIP (Hackney Independent Forum for Parents/Carers of Children with Disabilities)
Phone: 07985 739851
Email: info@hiphackney.org.uk
Website: hiphackney.org.uk

Hammersmith and Fulham

Parentsactive
Phone: 020 8748 5168
Email: info@parentsactive.org.uk
Website: parentsactive.org.uk

Haringey

Email: sendpcf@bridgerenewaltrust.org.uk

Harrow

Harrow Parent Forum
Phone: 07928 577689
Email: info@harrowparentforum.org
Website: harrowparentforum.org

Havering

Positive Parents
Phone: 01708 524627 – 07858 406933
Email: info@positiveparentshavering.org.uk
Website: positiveparentshavering.org.uk

Hillingdon

Hillingdon Parent Carers Forum
Phone: N/A
Email: hillingdonpcf@gmail.com
Website: www.hillingdonpcf.com

Hounslow

Hounslow Parent Carers Forum
Phone: 020 3096 4276
Email: Hounslowpcf@gmail.com
Website: hounslowpcf.co.uk

Islington

Centre 404 Islington Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 020 7607 8762
Email: ParentsForum@Centre404.org.uk
Website: centre404.org.uk

Kensington and Chelsea

Full of Life
Phone: 020 8962 9994
Email: office@fulloflifekc.com
Website: fulloflifekc.com

Kingston upon Thames

Kingston Parent Carer Forum
Email: info@kingstonpcf.co.uk
Website: kingstonpcf.co.uk

Lambeth

Lambeth Parent Forum
Phone: 07903 248077
Email: info@lambethparentforum.com
Website: lambethparentforum.com

Lewisham

Lewisham Parent and Carers Forum
Phone: 020 8297 8056
Email: info@lewishamparentcarer.org.uk
Website: lewishamparentcarer.org.uk

Merton

Kids First
Phone: 02039 630598
Email: kids.first@mertonmencap.org.uk
Website: mertonmencap.org.uk/services/kids-first-forum

Newham

Newham Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07528 562 902
Email: info@newhamparentforum.co.uk
Website: newhamparentforum.co.uk

Redbridge

Empowering Parents Together
Phone: 020 8477 1666
Email: info@empoweringparentstogether.org.uk
Website: empoweringparentstogether.org.uk

Richmond upon Thames

Richmond Parent Carer Forum
Email: information@richmondpcf.org.uk

Southwark

Southwark Independent Voice (SIV)
Email: info@southwarkiv.co.uk

Sutton

Sutton Parents Forum
Phone: 07557 760328 – 020 37012175
Email: suttonparentsforum@outlook.com
Website: suttonparentsforum.org.uk

Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets SEND Forum
Phone: 07498 573872
Email: thsendforum@gmail.com

Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest Parent Forum
Phone: 07528 433 640
Email: walthamforestparentforum@live.co.uk
Website: walthamforestparentforum.com

Wandsworth

Positive Parent Action
Phone: 020 8947 5260
Email: positiveparentaction@yahoo.co.uk

Westminster, City of

Make it Happen
Phone: 07878 210470
Email: chair@wppg.org.uk
Website: wppg.org.uk

North East

Cumbria

Please contact the named parent carer participation adviser for the region

Darlington

Darlington Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 01325 254848
Email: Info@darlingtonpcf.co.uk
Website: darlingtonpcf.co.uk

Durham

Making Changes Together
Phone: 0191 5873541
Email: info@mctdurham.co.uk
Website: mctdurham.co.uk

Gateshead

Gateshead Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07865354162
Email: info@gatesheadparentcarerforum.co.uk
Website: gatesheadparentcarerforum.co.uk

Hartlepool

1 Hart 1 Mind 1 Future Parent Forum
Phone: 01429 863766
Email: HartMindFuture@yahoo.co.uk
Website: 1hart1mind1future.co.uk

Middlesbrough

Parents 4 Change
Phone: 07584 055639
Email: info@parents4change.co.uk
Website: parents4change.co.uk

Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 0191 2840480
Email: contact@newcastlepcf.co.uk
Website: newcastlepcf.co.uk

North Tyneside

NTPCF (North Tyneside Parent Carer Forum)
Phone: 0191 4060018
Email: info@ntpcf.co.uk
Website: ntpcf.co.uk

Northumberland

Northumberland Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 0191 2840480
Email: enquiries@npcf.co.uk
Website: www.npcf.co.uk

Redcar and Cleveland

Phone: 01642 488977
Email: randcpcf@yahoo.com

South Tyneside

South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum
Email: info.southtynesideparentcarerforum@gmail.com

Stockton on Tees

Stockton Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07935 447375
Email: Info@stocktonparentcarerforum.co.uk
Website: stocktonparentcarerforum.co.uk

Sunderland

Sunderland Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07393 129858
Email: spcfoffice@sunderlandpcf.co.uk
Website: sunderlandpcf.co.uk

North West

Blackburn with Darwen

Blackburn with Darwen Parents in Partnership
Phone: 07923 252483
Email: bwdpip1@gmail.com
Website: bwdpip.org.uk

Blackpool

Blackpool Parent Forum
Phone: 07889 156310
Email: blackpoolparentforum@outlook.com

Bolton

Bolton Parent Carers
Phone: 07715 201798
Email: Info@boltonparents.org.uk
Website: boltonparents.org.uk

Bury

Bury2gether
Email: bury2gether@gmail.com
Website: bury2gether.co.uk

Cheshire East

Cheshire East Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07794 431768
Email: cheshireeastpcf@gmail.com
Website: cepcf.co.uk

Cheshire West and Chester

Cheshire West & Chester Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07522 249938
Email: chair.pcfcwac@gmail.com

Halton

Halton SEND Carers Forum
Email: info.haltoncarersforum@gmail.com
Website: haltonsendcarersforum.org.uk

Knowsley

Knowsley Parent Carers Voice
Phone: 0151 5491412
Email: Infokpcv@gmail.com

Lancashire

Lancashire Parent Carers Forum
Email: chair@lancashireparentcarerforum.org.uk

Liverpool

LivPac
Phone: 07504 544638
Email: livpac@hotmail.co.uk
Website: livpac.org.uk

Manchester

Manchester Parent Carer Forum
Email: info@manchesterparentcarerforum.org.uk
Website: manchesterparentcarerforum.org.uk

Oldham

POINT Forum
Phone: 0161 5031555
Email: Forum@point-send.co.uk
Website: point-send.co.uk

Rochdale

Rochdale Parent Carers Voice
Phone: 07901 854741
Email: tpfrhm@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/theparentforum

Salford

Salford Parent Voice
Phone: 0161 6036833
Email: info@salfordparentvoice.co.uk
Facebook: facebook.com/salfordparentvoice/

Sefton

Sefton Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07541 326860
Email: info@seftonpcf.org
Website: www.seftonpcf.org

St Helens

Listen 4 Change
Phone: 01744 675615
Email: saradolan@sthelenscarers.org.uk
Website: listen4change.org

Stockport

Parents and Carers Together Stockport (PACTS)
Phone: 07786 101 072
Email: info@pactstockport.co.uk
Website: pactstockport.co.uk

Tameside

Email: oketameside@gmail.com

Trafford

Trafford Parents Forum
Phone: 0161 872 0183
Email: traffordparentsforum@gmail.com
Website: traffordparentsforum.org

Warrington

Warrington Parents and Carers
Phone: 07581 302 172
Email: devofficer@warrpac.org
Website: warrpac.org

Wigan

Wigan Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07719 330602
Email: participation@wiganpcf.org.uk
Website: wiganpcf.org.uk

Wirral

Parent Carer Participation Wirral
Phone: 0151 670 0777
Email: pcpw@wired.me.uk

South East

Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07748 310155
Email: bracknell.pcf@gmail.com
Website: bracknellpcf.com

Brighton and Hove

Parent Carers’ Council
Phone: 1273 234862
Email: admin@paccbrighton.org.uk
Website: paccbrighton.org.uk

Buckinghamshire

FACTBucks
Email: admin@factbucks.org.uk
Website: factbucks.org.uk

East Sussex

ESPCF (East Sussex Parent Carer Forum)
Phone: 03007 701367
Email: info@espcf.org.uk
Website: espcf.org.uk

Hampshire

Hampshire Parent Carer Network
Phone: 0300 3034330
Email: participation@hpcn.org.uk
Website: hpcn.org.uk

Isle of Wight

Parents Voice – Isle of Wight
Phone: 07707 601122
Email: parentsvoice@peoplematteriw.org
Website: parentsvoice-iw.co.uk

Kent

Parents and Carers Together Kent
Phone: 07877 165483
Email: vicky @kentpact.org.uk
Website: kentpact.org.uk

Medway

Medway Parents and Carers Forum
Phone: 07813 123984
Email: medwaypcf@googlemail.com
Website: medwaypcf.org.uk

Milton Keynes

Parents and Carers Alliance
Phone: 07852 526057
Email: pacamk@gmail.com
Website: pacamk.org

Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07394 735666
Email: info@oxpcf.org.uk
Website: oxpcf.org.uk

Portsmouth

Portsmouth Parent Voice
Phone: 02394 350254
Email: ppvchair@hiveportsmouth.org.uk
Website: portsmouthparentvoice.org

Reading

Reading Families’ Forum
Phone: 07516 185 380
Email: fran.morgan.rff@gmail.com
Website: readingfamiliesforum.co.uk

Slough

Slough Special Voices
Phone: 07990 693439
Email: info@specialvoices.co.uk
Website: specialvoices.co.uk

Southampton

Southampton Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07410 411344
Email: sotonpcf@roseroad.org.uk
Website: sotonpcf.org.uk

Surrey

Family Voice Surrey
Phone: 01372 705708
Email: contact@familyvoicesurrey.org
Website: familyvoicesurrey.org

West Berkshire

West Berkshire Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07305 551082
Email: info.to.wbpcf@gmail.com
Website: wbpcf.org.uk

West Sussex

West Sussex Parents Forum
Phone: 01903 726188
Email: office@wspcf.org.uk
Website: wspcf.org.uk

Windsor and Maidenhead

Email: julie.singleton@contact.org.uk

Wokingham

SEND Voices Wokingham
Email: info@sendvoiceswokingham.org.uk
Website: sendvoiceswokingham.org.uk

South West

Bath and North East Somerset

Please contact the named parent carer participation adviser for the region

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Parent Carers Together
Phone: 07852 422089
Email: info@parentcarerstogether.org.uk
Website: parentcarerstogether.org.uk

Bristol, City of

Bristol Parent Carers
Phone: 0117 939 6645 Ext 202
Email: bristolparentcarers@gmail.com
Website: bristolparentcarers.org.uk

Cornwall

Parent Carer Council Cornwall
Phone: 07973 763332
Email: kaypcc@outlook.com
Website: parentcarercouncilcornwall.org.uk

Devon

Parent Carer Forum Devon
Phone: 07307 237720
Email: admin@parentcarerforumdevon.org
Website: parentcarerforumdevon.org

Dorset

Dorset Parent-Carer Council
Phone: 07827 793244
Email: dpcc@dorsetparentcarercouncil.co.uk
Website: dorsetparentcarercouncil.co.uk

Gloucestershire

Active Impact
Phone: 01453 298337
Email: glosparentcarerforum@gmail.com

North Somerset

North Somerset Parent Carers Working Together
Phone: 07434 678832
Email: northsomersetpcwt@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/nspcwt/

Plymouth, City of

Plymouth Parent Carer Voice
Phone: 07954 048017
Email: claire@plymouthpcv.co.uk
Website: plymouthpcv.co.uk

Somerset

Somerset Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 01458 259384
Email: somersetparentcf@outlook.com
Website: somersetparentcarerforum.org.uk

South Gloucestershire

South Glos Parents and Carers
Phone: 01454 501009
Email: team@sglospc.org.uk
Website: sglospc.org.uk

Swindon

Swindon SEND Families Voice
Phone: 07486 873405
Email: swindonsendfamiliesvoice@outlook.com
Website: swindonsendfamiliesvoice.org.uk

Torbay

Torbay Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07773 929777
Email: info@torbaypcf.org.uk
Website: torbaypcf.org.uk

Wiltshire

Wiltshire Parent Carer Council (WPCC)
Phone: 01225 764647
Email: admin@wiltspcc.co.uk
Website: wiltshireparentcarercouncil.co.uk

West Midlands

Birmingham

Birmingham Parent Carer Forum
Email: info@birminghampcf.org

Coventry

One Voice
Phone: 07874 242733
Email: onevoicegroup@btinternet.com
Website: onevoicecoventry.co.uk

Dudley

Dudley Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07944 895124
Email: Info@dudleyparentcarerforum.co.uk

Herefordshire

Parent Carer Voice Herefordshire
Phone: 07857 292042
Email: Admin@pcvherefordshire.com
Facebook: facebook.com/pcv.herefordshire

Sandwell

Sandwell Parents Voices United
Phone: 07306 364106
Email: admin@spvu.org

Shropshire

Parents and Carers Council Shropshire (PACC)
Phone: 01939 291238
Email: enquiries@paccshropshire.org.uk
Website: paccshropshire.org.uk

Solihull

Solihull Parent Carer Voice
Email: chair.solihullpcf@gmail.com
Website: spcv.org.uk

Stoke on Trent

Stoke-on-Trent VAST
Website: vast.org.uk/stoke-parent-carer-forum/

Telford and Wrekin

PODS (Parents Opening Doors)
Phone: 01952 271532
Email: info@podstelford.org
Website: podstelford.org

Walsall

FACE Walsall
Phone: 07856 314596
Email: facewalsall@gmail.com
Website: facewalsall.wordpress.com

Warwickshire

Phone: 07729 099576
Email: warwickshireparentcarervoice@gmail.com

Wolverhampton

Voice 4 Parents Wolverhampton
Phone: 07786 903649
Email: admin@voice4parents.co.uk
Website: voice4parents.co.uk

Worcestershire

Families in Partnership Worcestershire
Phone: 0300 0124272
Email: enquiriesfip@carersworcs.org.uk
Facebook: facebook.com/familiesinpartnershipworcestershire/

Yorkshire and Humber

Bradford

The Parent Forum for Bradford & Airedale
Phone 01274 397396
Email: info@pfba.org.uk
Website: pfba.org.uk

Calderdale

Family Voice Calderdale
Phone: 01422 343 090
Email: family.voice@uniqueways.org.uk

Doncaster

Doncaster Parent Voice
Phone: 07864 075610
Email: dpvoice@doncastercarers.org.uk
Website: doncasterparentsvoice.co.uk

East Riding of Yorkshire

East Riding Voices in Partnership (ERVIP)
Phone: 01262 678283
Email: admin@eypcf.co.uk
Website: eypcf.co.uk

Kingston upon Hull, City of

Hull Parents Forum
Phone: 01482 467540
Email: hullparentsforum@hotmail.com
Website: kids.org.uk/hull-parents-forum1

Kirklees

PCAN – Parents of Children with Additional Needs
Phone: 07754 102336
Email: info@pcankirklees.org
Website: pcankirklees.org

Leeds

EPIC Leeds (Empowering Parents Improving Choice)
Phone: 07889 728403
Email: epicleeds@gmail.com
Website: epicleeds.org.uk

North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire Parent Participation Forum
Phone: 07583 474892
Email: nelppf@gmail.com
Website: nelppftest.weebly.com

North Lincolnshire

North Lincs PIP Forum
Phone: 01724 277766
Email: kay@northlincspip.org
Website: northlincspipforum.co.uk

North Yorkshire

Parent Carer Voice North Yorkshire
Phone: 07511 928448
Email: info@parentcarervoiceuk.org
Website: parentcarervoiceuk.org

Rotherham

RPFL
Phone: 07552 452810
Email: info@rpcf.co.uk
Website: rpcf.co.uk

Sheffield

Sheffield Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 0300 3214721
Email: enquiries@sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk
Website: sheffieldparentcarerforum.org.uk

Wakefield

Wakefield Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 07467 254632
Email: Heather@wakefieldparentcarers.co.uk

York, City of

York Parent Carer Forum
Phone: 01904 780880
Email: info@yiks.co.uk
Website: yiks.co.uk

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