# Eleanor Briggs

Head of Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns, Guide Dogs

Eleanor is head of policy, public affairs and campaigns at Guide Dogs.

She has led the campaigns and public affairs function at Guide Dogs since 2023.

This follows a 20-year career in public policy and campaigning, working at several charities including Action for Children, Turning Point and the National AIDS Trust.

Career highlights include leading the coalition that ensured children are recognised as victims of domestic abuse in new legislation (winning the Sheila McKechnie Foundation coalition award), a successful judicial review of the provision of HIV prevention medication and the campaign to ensure free HIV treatment for all in the UK.

Most recently Eleanor has worked on the successful pavement parking campaign with new legislation in England and securing the inclusion of vision impairment in the new SEND teacher training programme.

She has appeared multiple times in front of Select Committees, providing oral evidence on topics from domestic abuse, education to assistance dogs.

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