A national children's charity is reorganising the way it is run and hopes the change will help it reach children more effectively.

The NSPCC currently oversees eight regions, but it will be dividing its organisation into three English divisions and one each for Wales and Northern Ireland.

Peter Liver will be divisional manager for the Midlands, including Derbyshire and Staffordshire, from June 1.

Mr Liver, who is currently area children's services manager for South Yorkshire, said: "The new framework will help us deliver the best benefits of the Full Stop campaign in the region."

The charity intends to concentrate on child protection, education, quality parenting and family support, cultural change and child-friendly communities.

Used courtesy of the Nottingham Evening Post