Our CEO continues to be a public panel member for BASHH (British Association for Sexual Health and HIV), which is the professional body for Sexual Health staff in the NHS. This is on a voluntary basis on a quarterly schedule, and she takes part via web-conferencing from her office bed. She provides lived experience of pan-disability issues to the panel, as well as advocacy for our client base. In June 2025 Lorraine presented a session on “Unheard Voices – how YOU can provide better healthcare for the largest minority group in the UK” at the BASHH Annual Medical Conference in Edinburgh. We continue to collaborate with The SAMEE Charity, using our CEO’s experience as a disabled person getting into self-employment, to develop partnerships with local and national organisations. This has significantly raised the profile of SWAD, and the work we do. In November 2024 Lorraine was invited to be a Trustee of Community Action Network Dorset (CAN Dorset), and continues to serve on their Board of Trustees. In February 2025 Lorraine became part of the Habinteg Housing Insights Panel. In March 2025 Lorraine was part of the Judging Panel for the Dimensions UK annual awards. In June 2025 Lorraine was appointed as UK Policy Champion for Disabled Enterprise for the National Federation of Self Employed and Small Businesses Limited (FSB). This is on a voluntary basis, for a period of two years. It has significantly raised the profile of SWAD, and the work we do, at a national level. The role is to oversee member input into FSB policy development on Disabled Enterprise, working closely with the policy team. She provides expertise to support FSB in the production of policy reports, drafting of consultation responses and supporting ongoing lobbying activity. Policy Champions also contribute to the development and testing of FSB Policy positions on UK policy matters through: - Building and maintaining sectoral, political, external and FSB networks, and actively seeking these networks’ views to help inform input to policy discussions - Bringing expertise and practical business experience to policy discussions - Reading and commenting on relevant papers and correspondence as required. National Diversity Awards: Lorraine was nominated for 3 awards, including the Positive Role Model Award for Gender award. Comments included: “Lorraine is an inspiring, uplifting and very positive person who is really trying to make a difference in a sensitive aspect of life that many steer away from. She is a worthy potential winner.” “Lorraine has given her time selflessly and tirelessly to support our research on sexual wellbeing after brain injury. She has patiently listened to our vision, and has developed and delivered specialist training for us to ensure our research is more inclusive, accessible and useful for people with disabilities. She is so enthusiastic to support our work and her knowledge on disability and sexual rights is second-to-none! Lorraine is just an absolutely wonderful person and is so deserving of this recognition.” “I believe Lorraine should win this nomination because of their unwavering commitment to creating inclusive, empowered communities - particularly for disabled people and marginalised genders. What sets them apart is not just the breadth of their impact, but the depth of lived experience they bring - advocating from their office bed, and even spending their honeymoon raising awareness for housing insecurity. Their work is authentic, courageous, and transformative.” Activism: SWAD's "Better Access for Better Access" Campaign continues. The “Better Access for Better Access” campaign goal is to have at least one hoisting system, and a set of leg supports, on at least one examination couch, in every sexual health clinic and GP surgery in the UK. 99% Organisation NHS Project team – continues to contribute a disability perspective. Invited Speaker at various networking events. Mentoring sessions: Delivered one-to-one peer mentoring sessions nationwide via video link. Collaborative projects: Contributor to, and reviewer of resources for organisations including: Coventry University – involved in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion training for a co-produced explainer video around Acquired Brain Injury and intimacy. The Smallwood Trust – part of the grant-making panel. Dorset Children’s Foundation; University College London – Collaboration on a dissertation: “Was disability associated with inability to access sexual and reproductive health services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain?” Continuing Professional Development: Networking: Trusted Voices sessions & Disability Inclusion Networking with CAN Dorset; Network for Supporting Disability and Community Action Network Champions Safeguarding Adults (CAN Dorset); National Voices; Disabled Entrepreneurs Networking with FSB (Federation of Small Businesses), NHS England, NHS Dorset Cancer awareness training; NAIDEX & UK Care Week Exhibition; Leadership Master Class for the Community Navigator; Disability and Health Forum By Employment Related Services Association (ERSA); Webinar – “Network, share and learn from other funded organisations across the UK working on social equity. Discover insights from CAF’s wider work in research, giving and social investment“; 'Online post self-sampling - Assisting better sexual health delivery?'; Webinar: Ignite Change: DEI Training in Virtual Reality; The Smallwood Trust; 2WAM; Diverse Abilities; Video Editing: create professional video content for social media/marketing; SHADA; Surrey CC; Dorset Community Action network; Webinar: ADHD & Self-Employed/Small Business Owners; Masturbation, Autism and Learning Disabilities Course; AuDHD, Dating & Relationships; AuDHD & Women; Using the Sexual Knowledge and Behaviour Assessment with people with learning disabilities; Access to Work Collective; Online Relationships: What Staff Need to Know Webinar; Growing Communities Mental Health Network (Plants & Minds Charity); "Lifesaving but Underfunded”: Reimagining Support for the Women’s Sector; CAN: Developing Your Policies & Procedures Training. Raising profile of disability and sexual health inequalities and the work we do: Dorset Women CIC; Poole Women’s Network; VODG (Voluntary Organisations Disability Group) is a national charity that represents leading not-for-profit organisations who provide services to disabled people in ways that promote independence, choice and control; Routes to Power Forum; DIH Community of Practice: Demonstrating Impact; Input into NHS 10 year plan Workshop; UK NSC consultation document; Innovate Access 2025 (part of the government’s Lilac Review); Dorset Health Literacy Celebration Event; Dorset Innovation Hub: Fundamentals of Innovation Adoption training; Call for insights - Opportunity to amplify work through National Voices' influencing; Mid Dorset PCN.

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The total amount paid or receivable by directors in respect of qualifying services was £4799 - Minimum income floor applied by Universal Credit. £335 - repayment of Director's Loan.There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director’s loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

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