Andrew Webb, vice chair of the Social Work Taskforce, defended Sanders to delegates at a British Association of Social Workers conference on protecting children from harm.
He said: "Deidre has not been removed. She makes an extremely valuable contribution. Following the trial of those found guilty of causing the death of Baby P one million Sun readers signed a petition calling for the removal of the director of children's services at Haringey. That is a big chunk of public opinion that we have to listen to."
The 16-strong taskforce will announce further details of how it intends to expand its membership in the next few days.
The Social Work Taskforce was set up to carry out a review of frontline social work practice at the beginning of this year.
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