Young England and Wales Programme: spring 2008

Report

The 39 delegates who spent three days in sunny Lancaster

Thirty-nine delegates took part in the first of the year's Young England and Wales Programmes at Lancaster. The delegates were:

Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Lee Allen, Ministry of Justice; Jane Beeko, Ministry of Justice; Jim Caris, Home Office; Kenny Chapman, Home Office; Dawn Clarke, Home Office; Kellie Cliffe, Identity and Passport Service; Daniel Collins, NHS Blood and Transplant; Anne Curtis, National Physical Laboratory; Samantha Davies, Acas; Martin Dury, National Physical Laboratory; Louise Hall, Identity and Passport Service; Laura Jayawardane, Home Office; Peter Jones, Legal Services Commission; Phil Jones, Home Office; Gemma Jordan, Legal Services Commission; Pamela Lathbridge, Ministry of Justice; Carolyn Lund, Ministry of Justice; Will Medd, National Physical Laboratory; Stephen O'Connor, Legal Services Commission; John Palmer, Acas; Angharad Richards, Welsh Assembly Government; Carina Secker, Legal Services Commission; Angela Shaw, Land Registry; Chris Silvester, Acas; Jessica Sloss, Acas; Katie Thomas, Civil Service; Tamsin Wallwork, National Audit Office; Charlie Webb, Civil Service; Ian Yates, Home Office

Associations and Societies Young Thinker of the Year
Daisy Charlton, Scout Association; Christine Hunt, Age Concern England; Caspar John, Energy Networks Association; Shetal Khetani, Institution of Civil Engineers; Charles Miller, Anti-Slavery International; Malcolm Montgomery, Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers; Kerry Mullins, Confederation of Passenger Transport UK; Ellie Richards, Children's Trust; Amy Whalley, Interact Worldwide; Lucy Wilkinson, Barnardo's

The results of the competitive part of the programme were:

Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Charlie Webb
Civil Service

Runner-up Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Carolyn Lund
Ministry of Justice

Highly Commended Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Stephen O'Connor
Legal Services Commission

Commended Public Sector Young Thinker of the Year
Peter Jones
Legal Services Commission
Katie Thomas
Civil Service

Associations and Societies Young Thinker of the Year
Christine Hunt
Age Concern England

Runner-up Associations and Societies Young Thinker of the Year
Charles Miller
Anti-Slavery International

Highly Commended Associations and Societies Young Thinker of the Year
Amy Whalley
Interact Worldwide

Best On The Spot
Jim Caris
Home Office

Discussion group of the week: Group B
Kenny Chapman, Home Office
Shetal Khetani, Institution of Civil Engineers
Tamsin Wallwork, National Audit Office
Charlie Webb, Civil Service

Below...some of the discussion groups at work