The third sector team sits within the ‘Local and Regional Governance Division’ (LRGD) within Defra. Why? Well the logic is that LRGD promotes Defra’s interests with, and through, external, local governance stakeholders and this is an important part of the work of the Third Sector team, except that our relationships are with third sector organisations.
Currently there are four people who spend at least some of their time on third sector issues. They are:

Conor Ritchie
Conor dot Ritchie at defra dot gsi dot gov dot uk

Duane Reid
Duane dot Reid at defra dot gsi dot gov dot uk

Sandra Totterdell
Sandra dot Totterdell at defra dot gsi dot gov dot uk

Simon Berry
Head of Third Sector Team
Simon dot Berry at defra dot gsi dot gov dot uk

Joe Taylor
Joe dot Taylor at defra dot gsi dot gov dot uk
