Frances Blyth

Manager Strategic Development
Legal Services Agency
Wellington, New Zealand

Frances is currently Manager Strategic Development with the Legal Services Agency in Wellington, New Zealand. The Agency was formed on 1 February 2001; Frances has been in the role since mid-March 2001. The Strategic Development team has responsibility for
  • legal aid policy development
  • research into unmet legal needs, and service development to meet these needs
  • legal information and education for specific groups within the community who have the highest needs, as well as for the general public.
Before joining the Legal Services Agency, Frances spent two years as the Chief Executive of Parents Centres NZ Inc. Parents Centre is a community based parent education, support and advocacy organisation that has 56 branches in New Zealand. Prior to this, Frances worked for a number of years as a contractor in the area of policy development and strategic planning, particularly in the field of child and youth mental health. Frances has also worked in the area of international trade policy within the NZ dairy industry.

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