Baroness Jane Campbell joined the virtual Court meeting on 8th July 2020 to be awarded the Sir Bert Massie award for her lifetime achievements in the world of disability.

A brief Biography is as follows:

  • BA Hatfield Polytechnic
  • MA Brighton Unitversity
  • Commissiopner of the Equality of Human Rights Commission(EHRC)
  • Chair of the Disability Committee which lead on the EHRC Disability Programme
  • Commissioner of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
  • Co-founded and directed the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL)
  • Inaugural Chair of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
  • Co-Chair of the British Council of Disabled People (BCODP)
  • Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) (2001)
  • Honorary Doctorate in law from Bristol University
  • Honorary Doctorate in social sciences from Sheffield Hallam University
  • Fellowship of University College London (UCL
  • Appointed to the House of Lords (2007)
  • Founding member of Not Dead Yet UK
  • Member of House of Lords Appointments Commission Member of House of Lords Appointments Commission
Baroness Jane Campbell in garden