Our Corporate Management Team

Jacky Tiotto joined Cafcass from the London Borough of Bexley where she held the position of Director of Children’s Services for four and a half years. With statutory responsibility for all services to children, young people, schools, families and carers, she oversaw the directorate in its implementation of family and child-focused help, protection and care, which was judged ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in July 2018.
Jacky has previously held senior positions with Ofsted, the Department for Education, where she was the Senior Deputy Director for safeguarding and child protection, and as the Director for Children and Learners at Government Office London before its abolition in 2011. Jacky was the lead professional adviser for both the Laming and Munro reviews of child protection in England in 2007 and 2011 respectively.
Starting her career as a social worker in 1989, Jacky worked for London local authorities before becoming national adviser for children and adult services for the local government association and senior specialist for social care, education and health at the Audit Commission.

Julie Brown joined Cafcass in 2008 having worked in both Adult and Children’s Social Care for a number of years. Prior to that, she worked in the Probation Service before its national reorganisation. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in the early 1990s, she worked for several years in both practice and industry until 2001 when she switched to, and then stayed, working within the public sector.

Gemma joined Cafcass as Deputy Director of Operations and Improvement in September 2024, coming from a local authority Director of Children’s Social Care role in the North West. Prior to joining Cafcass, Gemma had spent the majority of her career in local authorities in the North West of England, working in the full range of local authority children’s services and spent 7 years as a senior leader in Children’s Social Care, alongside acting as the Local Family Justice Board chair in Cheshire and Merseyside for 2 and a half years. Gemma is part of the alumni for both the Centre for Systemic Social Work Practice Leaders Programme and the Upon Aspirant Director of Children’s Services Programme (Staff College). Gemma is a proud social worker and dedicated to delivering the exceptional experience for all children we work with across Cafcass.

Rehana Hanif joined Cafcass in 2008, when she was a student. Following her placement at Cafcass, Rehana went on to hold various local authority safeguarding roles. She was also on the adoption panel and oversaw multiple students. Rehana returned to Cafcass as a Family Court Advisor in 2014. In the last 10 years, she has progressed through various positions until becoming Deputy Director for Operations and Improvement in 2024. Rehana is the national lead for Domestic Abuse, Private Law and Equality Diversity and Inclusion. She is also a strengths coach and has a degree apprenticeship in leadership and management that she obtained at Cafcass.