Save the Children UK (Save the Children UK)

Lobbying Organisation Save the Children UK

Date published 02 May, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2023 to 30 Apr, 2023

Specific Details Request for a meeting regarding our partnership for children

Intended results A meeting with the Chief Executive of Save the Children, Gwen Hines, to discuss the existing global partnership between Save the Children and Ireland, and the position of the organisation across the island of Ireland.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Gwen Hines

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letter acknowledging the respective new roles of both, and requesting a meeting with the CEO of Save the Children UK to discuss our existing partnership on child rights. Correspondence with Michael Gaffey resulted in a meeting scheduled to take place in June 2023.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Sean Fleming Minister of State (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Michael Gaffey Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)