Terence Donald Bamford (1942 – 9 February 2020) was a social worker and writer on social work topics. He had a degree in law from

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, and a Diploma in Social Administration from the

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. He worked as a probation officer for eight years before becoming Assistant General Secretary of the

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. He then worked in Harrow and served for two years as Chair of the Association. He was Director of Social Services in Northern Ireland from 1985 to 1990. For ten years he was Executive Director of Housing and Social Services in the

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. He was appointed an OBE in 2000. He was chair of Kensington and Chelsea

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. In 2008 he was awarded the Medal and Diploma in Memory of Andrew Mouravieff-Apostol by the

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. He died on 9 February 2020 at the age of 77.Bamford
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bamford, Terry 1942 births 2020 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford British social workers Officers of the Order of the British Empire