Andrew Ross has been Chief Executive of The Children’s Trust, based at Tadworth, Surrey, since 1992. The Trust provides residential and community based care, therapeutic rehabilitation and special education for children with multiple disabilities and complex health needs. He is also chairman of the management committee of Lifelites, which provides IT equipment for children in hospices and is a trustee of several charities concerned with the education and health of children. He is a member of the Steering Group of the Council for Disabled Children.