It’s a genuine delight and a real privilege to be here tonight to celebrate the Lifetime Achievement Award being given to my outstanding colleague June O’Sullivan.
I have known June for more than 20 years from the time that I was England’s first Children’s Commissioner, and I remember my first meeting at her headquarters in Pimlico. I was immediately deeply impressed by her energy, her go-getting personality, and above all her passionate commitment to improve the outcomes of our smallest, youngest and most vulnerable citizens in their early years.
Since then, I’ve witnessed at first hand and with much approval her conspicuous success in leading LEYF to become the beacon of light it is today in speaking relentlessly for the best interests of young children, their families and their communities.
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