Last July, the government appointed Martina Milburn, the long-standing chief executive of The Princes Trust Group, as the new chair of the Social Mobility Commission. After a lengthy recruitment process, Milburn replaced former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn after he and all the commission's members quit in December 2017 citing lack of support from government. Subsequently, an education select committee report said the commission needed stronger powers as it had lacked influence with ministers since its launch in 2012. Last December, Dame Martina unveiled the commission's 12 new commissioners and research findings showing the public think government, employers and educators are doing too little to help disadvantaged young people to succeed.
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