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John Perryman

Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 24 Oct 2025

LONDON
OfficeCarers UK, London, SE1 4LXCarers UK is based in Bermondsey and Old Southwark (London): the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

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John Perryman: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
Organisation
Carers UK
Organisation based in
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Quoted on
Unpaid carers
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
5 Oct 2026
First quoted
24 Oct 2025

03  Profile

Who John Perryman is

John Perryman is Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, the national membership charity for unpaid carers. A 2025 career listing on RocketReach dates his current role from 2025, after earlier Carers UK roles as Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer.

Earlier in his career he worked at Age UK, the UK Commission for Employment & Skills and Investors in People, according to the same listing. He has argued that unpaid carers often have worse physical and mental health because of caring, so targeted support is needed. He has also said that carers should be able to get flexible and coordinated appointments once they are formally registered with health services.

In July 2026 he co-wrote a commentary with Professor Kate Hamblin of the Centre for Care on the case for paid carer's leave.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Co-authored a July 2026 commentary with Professor Kate Hamblin (Centre for Care) on the case for paid carer's leave, as the Department for Business and Trade sought views on carer leave options. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Submitted written evidence on behalf of Carers UK to a UK Parliament Health and Social Care Committee inquiry (HSC0942), as Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer. Source ↗

  3. 03

    Named as the public enquiry point for the Carers All-Party Parliamentary Group, for which Carers UK acts as secretariat. Source ↗

  4. 04

    Quoted in Medscape (2026) on the NHS's support for unpaid carers and the 10 Year NHS Health Plan. Source ↗

04  The signal · where John Perryman sits on unpaid carers

Leading

One of the voices most often quoted in the press on unpaid carers.

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  1. Helen Walker portraitHelen WalkerSector leaderChief Executive, Carers UKLeading
  2. Emily Holzhausen portraitEmily HolzhausenSector leaderDirector of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UKLeading
  3. Kirsty McHugh portraitKirsty McHughSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers TrustLeading
  4. Heidi Watson portraitHeidi WatsonSector leaderChief Executive Officer, Carers' ResourceLeading
  5. Andy McGowanSector leaderCarers TrustLeading
  6. John PerrymanSector leaderHead of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UKLeading
  7. Simon ErridgeClinicianDr, director of research at Curaleaf ClinicLeading
  8. Georgette KaySector leaderChief Officer, Bolton Carers SupportLeading

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05  On the record · press

What John Perryman has said

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  • bbc.co.uk
  • hrmagazine.co.uk
  • medscape.com
  • moneyweek.com

Where John Perryman has been quoted

  1. We need help before next general election, carers saybbc.co.uk · 5 Oct 2026
  2. Over 1 million people left employment to care in past two yearshrmagazine.co.uk · 16 Sept 2026
  3. Caring for the Carers: The NHS's Blind Spotmedscape.com · 12 May 2026
  4. Financial support for carers: what can you get?moneyweek.com · 24 Oct 2025

How we found the articles that name John Perryman: we searched news for these terms.

  • unpaid carers
  • carer's allowance
  • carers allowance
  • carer's leave
  • carer's credit
  • Carers UK
  • Carers Trust
  • young carers

Also searched with “unpaid carers” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Unpaid carers

Verbatim

“Carers, up and down the country are providing really substantial hours of care at the moment because of a lack of formal care services, and that's placing a real burden on them and their families. We need to see a stronger push from the government around encouraging employers to take action, but also for them to put in place the rights and entitlements that people need. And from Carers UK's perspective, that starts with a right to paid carers leave, which would allow people to take some time out of work to manage those caring responsibilities without forcing them to leave work entirely.”
Carers UK · Unpaid carers · bbc.co.uk · 5 Oct 2026 · Read the article
“HR teams have a crucial role in creating a culture where employees feel able to identify themselves as carers and ask for help before they reach crisis point.”
head of policy and public affairs at Carers UK · Unpaid carers · hrmagazine.co.uk · 16 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Unpaid carers often report having worse physical and mental health as a result of their caring role, so targeted support is essential to provide a safety net for unpaid carers and enable them to take care of their own health and wellbeing. The role of GPs is critical in supporting carers through different stages and challenges, from the transition to being a carer through to ongoing help and guidance on their health and perhaps losing the person they care for.”
head of policy and public affairs at Carers UK · Unpaid carers · medscape.com · 12 May 2026 · Read the article
“Part of the problem is that there are several barriers to carers claiming benefits meant for them. Some common barriers to claiming include many people not actually realising that they are in a caring role. Many just see it as part of family life. The carer's benefits system is pretty complex, and there are fears about finding time for paperwork and about providing wrong information.”
head of policy and public Affairs at Carers UK · Unpaid carers · moneyweek.com · 24 Oct 2025 · Read the article

Related media coverage

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. The Case for Paid Carer's Leave (Centre for Care). Current title of Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, and his co-authored commentary on paid carer's leave.
  2. Caring for the Carers: The NHS's Blind Spot (Medscape). His title, his quoted positions on carers' health and appointments, and his comments on the 10 Year NHS Health Plan.
  3. Written evidence submitted by Carers UK (HSC0942). His earlier role as Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer, and Carers UK's description of its work.
  4. John Perryman – RocketReach. Career history: Carers UK roles since 2018, Age UK, UKCES, Investors in People, and a BA from the University of Manchester. This is a third-party aggregator, so treat it as lower reliability.
  5. Carers UK - Public Affairs and Policy Team (The Org). Lists him as Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK. The page is marked unverified.
  6. Carers APPG. He is the public enquiry point for the Carers APPG, and Carers UK acts as its secretariat.
  7. John Perryman - Carers UK (LinkedIn). LinkedIn profile showing him at Carers UK, based in the Sheffield area, and educated at the University of Manchester.
  8. Contact us – Carers UK. Head office address (20 Great Dover Street, London SE1 4LX), general enquiries email and switchboard number.

07  Contact & links

LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/john-perryman-75962754
Press office email
info@carersuk.orgpublished here ↗
Press office phone
020 7378 4999published here ↗

Organisational contact points only, each taken from a page the organisation publishes itself. No personal or direct contact details are held or shown.

Chief executives, directors and spokespeople of trade bodies, representative associations and charities speaking for the sector. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.