Financial Inclusion Group
Middlesbrough Partnership has recently established a Financial Inclusion Group. The Group will bring together partners from the private, public, community and voluntary sectors to co-ordinate Middlesbrough Partnership’s response in promoting and improving financial inclusion across Middlesbrough
Financial inclusion is defined as 'access to appropriate financial products or services which give people the opportunity, ability and confidence to make informed decisions about their financial situation or organise their money effectively'.
The group will focus on three key areas of work :
a) Access to Debt and Money Advice – Providing a framework to ensure the effective and efficient co-ordination, delivery and access to debt and money advice across the town. The Group will also seek to ensure, through collaboration, that the use of resources to deliver these services is maximised and duplication is minimised.
b) Access to Affordable Credit and Banking Services –
Providing a framework to improve access to appropriate and affordable credit and banking services.
c) Financial Literacy – Developing approaches that will lead to improving financial literacy within the community.
Underpinning these approaches, the Group will have a particular focus on vulnerable groups and individuals within the community.
The Group is Chaired by John Daniels, Chair of the Stronger Communities Group and Manager of Middlesbrough's Citizens Advice Bureau.
For more information on the Financial Inclusion Group please contact Nigel Sayer on 01642 729031 or email nigel_sayer@middlesbrough.gov.uk.
Middlesbrough Council and its partners want to make sure that information and advice is available to everyone during these difficult financial times. The Council has developed a sections of its website to provide advice, information and offers to help save you money. To access the site please click here
Please see below the papers of meetings and membership list.
| Name | Organisation |
| John Daniels | Chair Of Financial Inclusion Group |
| Stephen Bray |
Fabrick Housing |
| Ross Hume | Strategic Financial Inclusion Champion |
| Bob Morrell | Community Ventures Limited |
| Paul Burton | Five Lamps Organisation |
| Idrees Rashid | BME Network CIC |
| Yvonne Bradbury | Job Centre Plus |
| Martin Harvey | Middlesbrough Council |
| Jim McCluskey | Middlesbrough Council |
| Sarah Batty | Middlesbrough Council |
| Brian Robinson | Cluster Group |
| Howard Turton | Illegal Money Lending Team |
| Andrew Mearns | Education and Leisure |
| Katrina Jackson | NHS Middlesbrough |
| Tony Parkinson | Middlesbrough Council |
| Christina Jones | Children, Families & Learning |
| Christine Allan | Home North East |
| Anne Young | Christians Against Poverty |
| Sara Herrington | Endeavour Housing Association |
| Cher Carroll | Age Concern Teesside |
| Wanda Graham | Accent Housing |
| Helen Bloor | Barclays Bank |
| Martin Barker | Middlesbrough Council |
| Nathan James | Just 4 Youth |
| Susan Borrow | Middlesbrough Partnership |
| Nigel Sayer | Middlesbrough Partnership |