Breakout Sessions

There will be four breakout sessions during the day, and every attendee will have the chance to take part in each one. When you arrive, you’ll be given a coloured lanyard that shows your schedule for the day
| Lanyard colour | 11:00 session | 11:30 session | 13:15 session | 13:45 session |
| Red | 1 - Child Poverty (Main Hall) | 2 - HDRC Members Reference Group (Main Hall) | 3 - Shwmae it's the Evidence Pie (Downstairs Suite) | 4 - Mapping Preventative Spend (Downstairs Suite) |
| Blue | 1 - Child Poverty (Main Hall) | 2 - HDRC Members Reference Group (Main Hall) | 3 - Shwmae it's the Evidence Pie (Downstairs Suite) | 4 - Mapping Preventative Spend (Downstairs Suite) |
| Green | 3 - Shwmae it's the Evidence Pie (Downstairs Suite) | 4 - Mapping Preventative Spend (Downstairs Suite) | 1 - Child Poverty (Main Hall) | 2 - HDRC Members Reference Group (Main Hall) |
| Purple | 3 - Shwmae it's the Evidence Pie (Downstairs Suite) | 4 - Mapping Preventative Spend (Downstairs Suite) | 1 - Child Poverty (Main Hall) | 2 - HDRC Members Reference Group (Main Hall) |
1 - Child Poverty
Reflections on involvement with RCT HDRC on the Child Poverty Project and experiences of the process of using evidence to inform committee recommendations. You can read our Child Poverty report here.
![]() | Greg NotmanHDRC Evidence Synthesis Co-ordinator | ![]() | Ceri Lynne HigginsLived Experience Advisor, member of the Child Poverty Working Group |
Councillor Julie EdwardsChair Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Chair of HDRC Members Reference Group | ![]() | Joanne BaldockDirector, Role Play Lane |
2 - HDRC Members Reference Group
Perspectives on the importance of having Elected Members champion the work of the HDRC and reflections on working with the HDRC as part of the Members Reference Group to design the ‘By Members, For Members’ Training sessions.
![]() | Rhianydd DaviesHDRC Organisational Development Lead | Councillor Sharon ReesCabinet Member for Social Care, member of HDRC Members Reference Group | |
Councillor Julie EdwardsChair Overview and Scrutiny Committee and Chair of HDRC Members Reference Group | Councillor Bob HarrisCabinet Member for Communities, Cabinet lead for HDRC | ||
![]() | Councillor Scott EmanuelCabinet Member for Communities, member of HDRC Members Reference Group |
3 - Shwmae it’s the Evidence Pie
![]() | Grab your bingo card and bring a pen to play the RCT HDRC Evidence Pie Bingo! Members of the HDRC team will be on hand to answer questions about different sections of the Evidence Pie and discuss how to access and use different types of evidence for a project. |
4 - Mapping Preventative Spend
Reflections on involvement with RCT HDRC and the importance of the mapping preventative spend agenda in changing culture and practice. You can read our Preventative Spend (Preventing parent-baby separation) report here.
![]() | Dr Amy LloydHDRC Research and Evidence Lead | ![]() | Marie Brousseau-NavarroDeputy Future Generations Commissioner |
Zack ScottPolicy Researcher Prevention CIPFA | ![]() | Paul GriffithsDirector Financial Services and Transformation, RCT CBC |








