The MALG North East & Yorkshire Regional Members Meeting will be a face to face meeting being held on Friday 5 December 2025 – 10.00 – 14.15. Thank you to our members at Home Group who have agreed to sponsor and host this meeting at their premises – 1 Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BX.
The Theme of this meeting will be: The Hidden Harm – The Far-Reaching Financial Impacts of Gambling and Coercive Behaviour.
Please note there will be a chance to join the team for festive cheers following the meeting. Invitations will be sent to all members to register your place for the event, nearer the date.
AGENDA
- 10.00 – 10.30 Arrival, Registration & Networking
- 10.30 – 10.50 Welcome and Introductions followed by MALG North East & Yorkshire Steering Group Update
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- Lee Usher, Business Development Director – StepChange Debt Charity
- Ammer Malik, Head of Business Development – Intrum
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- 10:50 – 11:00 MALG National Update
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- Bob Winnington, CEO – MALG
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- 11.00 – 11.30 PayPlan/Refuge Report: Trends in Economic and Domestic Abuse within Debt Advice
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- Emma Gibbons, Vulnerability Lead – PayPlan
- Fran Ferrier, Economic Empowerment Manager – Refuge
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- 11.30 – 12.00 The Wider Reaching Impact of Gambling
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- Raminta Diliso, Project Manager – GamCare
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- 12.00 – 12.45 Networking Lunch
- 12.45 – 13.15 The Link Between Domestic and Economic Abuse
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- Claire Sowerby, Service Manager – Newcastle Integrated Domestic Abuse Service
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- 13.45 – 14.00 Biz Bar: Colleague Wellbeing: The Impact on Collections and Debt Advice Colleagues when dealing with these Additional Challenges. What other Support do they Require?
- 14.00 – 14.15 AOB & Close
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- Ammer Malik, Head of Business Development – Intrum
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