Work and Families Act to look after the carer

by Marc Long, senior associate, clarke willmott As the name of the Channel 4 show The Secret Millionaire suggests, the programme allows a wealthy individual to go undercover, often in a deprived area. The culmination of a week or so spent with disadvantaged people is that the millionaire reveals their true status and offers money to organisations and people in need. In the episode featuring entrepreneur Emma Harrison, the 42-year-old multi-millionaire visited Dagenham in Essex and paid particular attention to a centre offering respite care for parents of disabled children. The facilit...