Plan UK
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Plan UK is the UK branch of the global children’s charity Plan International.
Originally named 'Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain', Plan was founded in 1937 by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and aid worker Eric Muggeridge. They had seen firsthand the plight of children such as José, orphaned by the civil war in Spain, and were determined to help." [1]
- Tanya Barron, Chief Executive
- Marie Staunton, former CEO
Board
Accessed December 2014: [2]
- Janet Paraskeva – Chair; Jane French, Thomas C. Hoegh, Charlotte Imbert, Javaid S. Khan, Richard Laing, Amanda Phillips, Andrew Rogerson, Leon Ward, Spencer McHugh, Surina Narula, Hanah Burgess, Lara Oyesanya, Gillian Smith
Patrons
- Duke of Edinburgh, Michael Aspel, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Marie Helvin, Virginia McKenna, Lord Paul, Miriam Stoppard, Baroness Warnock of Weeke, Len Woodley , Baroness Rendell of Babergh, Baroness Morris of Yardley, Sir John Holmes
