Clare Kelly

Clare Kelly holds a dual role; she is the Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs for England and the United Kingdom at the NSPCC as well as Head of Programmes for the IICSA Changemakers.

For her work as the Associate Head of Policy and Public Affairs for England and the United Kingdom at the NSPCC her focus is on Criminal Justice, Violence Against Women and Girls and Domestic Abuse.

For her work as the Programmes lead for the IICSA Changemakers she coordinates and supports the delivery of outcomes agreed by the group  as they respond to the final report of the Independent inquiry into child sexual abuse so they can be effective in their objective of inspiring a national mission to prevent child sexual abuse and the provision of much improved support to victims and survivors.

She comes from a 15-year background in Policing, the Criminal Justice System and running a small charity focussed on supporting vulnerable victims and witnesses of crime. 

For five years Clare held the role of Chief Executive Officer for the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner in Bedfordshire. Here she led on areas covering contract management, fundraising, governance, strategic planning, event management, communication and public engagement, change management and budgetary control.

As part of her Chief Executive role she also ran the Bedfordshire Victim support centre ‘ Signpost’ that supported over 9000 people per year to cope and recover after experiencing crime.