Who are we?

Mission Statement

“The Families’ Alliance for Change (FAC) brings together parents and stakeholders to engage in honest, open and transparent dialogue which seeks to support improvements within Children’s Services both locally and nationally.”

The Families’ Alliance for Change (Herefordshire) came into being in Summer 2024 in response to ongoing concern among families, local and national politicians and academics that the pace of change in Herefordshire Children’s Services is too slow; more than two years after the Ofsted inspection found the service “inadequate” in all areas, improvements have yet to materialize in critical areas of the service. The failure to improve puts children and families at risk of both physical and psychological harm.

In June 2024 we held a hustings chaired by Professor Luke Clements at the Kindle Centre, Hereford which was attended by eight parliamentary candidates from all major parties and one independent. An article about the hustings was published in the Hereford Times and Professor Luke Clements wrote a blog about the hustings which asked whether a public inquiry is needed.

We meet monthly so get in touch if you would like to come along and find out more.