The long-awaited review, which was promised in the Conservative Party’s 2019 general election manifesto, was first announced in January, and officially launched last month.
However MacAlister’s experience in children’s social care has previously been questioned, with critics pointing to the fact that prior to founding Frontline, a fast-track training scheme for social workers set up in 2013, he was a schoolteacher.
Writing in response to a letter sent by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson on 19 February raising a number of concerns about the review, Ford said MacAlister “brings a wide range of experience to this role and was chosen for his understanding of the challenges facing the system and his experience of implementing innovative solutions”.
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