Welcome to our OneTeamGov Mother’s Day special episode! We chat to Halcyon Hamilton, former senior manager at Cafcass children’s services in England...and also Kamala’s mum!

Our longest standing public servant to date, Halcyon has been on the frontline of social work and children’s services for 40 years. We hear about how she got started in the sector, and what it was like to operate in such challenging situations whilst balancing her own family life.

Halcyon shares stories of her longstanding career in the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass), and we get her reflections on what it means to be a good leader delivering critical frontline services. 

We chat about Halcyon’s extremely active retirement life - successfully becoming part of her local judiciary and attending tribunals as an expert adviser. We learn about the Soroptimists, a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls. And finally, we hear stories of Halcyon’s volunteering on the Colchester SOS bus, the local fourth emergency service.

With all of these incredible achievements, it’s easy to see how Kamala was inspired to be a public servant!