The appointment of senior civil servant Claudia Sturt as chief executive of the Youth Justice Board (YJB) last spring drew raised eyebrows among some justice campaigners.
Sturt, a former prison governor who joined the YJB after a stint as director of security, order and counter terrorism at the National Offender Management Service, had no obvious experience of working with children or young people.
Frances Crook, former chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, wrote on Twitter that she was “looking forward to working with [her], as we can help her learn about children”. Another critic added: “How does this appointment fit with the child first rhetoric of the strategic plan.”
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