New Board Members for the Social Mobility & Child Poverty Commission
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission announced on 17th December 2012, the appointment of its members. Eight people from the worlds of academia, politics, business, child welfare and social mobility have been appointed to support the work of chairman Alan Milburn. These members will join the Commission’s board. Their appointment means the Commission is now fully operational and can begin its work to ensure that the Government makes real progress in freeing children from the burden of poverty and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
The appointees are:
- Baroness Gillian Shephard, currently Chair of the Council of the Institute of Education and former Education Secretary. In addition to being appointed as a member, Baroness Shephard will be the Deputy Chair to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission;
- Anne Marie Carrie, Chief Executive of Barnardo’s;
- David Johnston, Chief Executive of the Social Mobility Foundation;
- Tom Attwood, currently a non-executive Director at the Centre for Social Justice and formerly Managing Director of the Intermediate Capital Group;
- Paul Gregg, Professor of Economic and Social Policy, and Director of the Centre for Analysis and Social Policy at the University of Bath;
- Paul Cleal, Head of Government and Public Sector at PwC;
- Catriona Williams, Chief Executive of Children in Wales, appointed by the Welsh Government to represent Wales; and
- Douglas Hamilton, Head of Save the Children Scotland, appointed by the Scottish Government to represent Scotland.
About The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission is an advisory non-departmental public body established under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. It monitors the Government’s progress in improving social mobility and reducing child poverty in the United Kingdom. It will also monitor the implementation of the most recent UK, Scottish, and Welsh child poverty strategies, and challenge non-government institutions such as those in higher education, business and elsewhere to improve their performance on social mobility. The UK Government appointed Alan Milburn as the Chair of the Commission on 16 July 2012. Neil O’Brien, who was formerly appointed Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, has now stepped down following appointment to another post.
