Mark Scurfield

Mark is a freelance consultant and business owner who has worked in a variety of community-based and residential care settings.

He is passionate about giving people with support needs good lives in their communities and has founded a number of organisations that focus upon helping people achieve their goal of living 'ordinary lives'.

His experience means that he has an excellent understanding of the issues and challenges faced by vulnerable adults as citizens, and through his work he is committed to ensuring peoples' human rights are respected and promoted.

Mark is also a strong advocate for personal budgets to increase individual choice and control, he believes that everyone should be empowered to be in charge of their support using Direct Payments or Individual Service Funds wherever possible.

He is currently working to develop a new type of inclusive support organisation that draws upon the power of self-management and asset-based approaches, alongside a commitment to delivering outcomes using personalised creative approaches.

In his spare time Mark enjoys mountain biking, spending time with his family and socialising with friends.