Caroline Gooding

[1] She graduated with a first in history and social and political science at the University of Cambridge in 1982 and trained to be a solicitor at the College of Law in London, qualifying in 1986.

[1] Gooding engaged with employers, unions and parliamentarians and all on the disability spectrum in an attempt to secure constitutional recognition and equal community rights.

"[1] In 1997, Gooding co-established and directed the DDA Representation and Advice Project, which allocated cases to pro bono lawyers and provided disability law experts with an information exchange.

[1] Gooding worked towards achieving better equality in the public sector of London,[1] and she was also active in causes in feminism, lesbian and stances against racism.

During this period, she continued to refer key legal cases to the DRC and disagreed with the Labour government's decision to disband it and subsume its functions into the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

[1] Nevertheless, it led to the next stage of Gooding's career as she assisted the commission in drafting statutory codes and provided guidance in passing the Equality Act 2010.