CYP Now - Sector leaders criticise lack of care experience on finalised Care Review Implementation Board

The Department for Education has finalised the board responsible for implementing the Care Review recommendations, but some sector leaders have criticised the lack of members with direct care experience.

Katharine Sacks-Jones said it was "disappointing" to see only one care-experienced board member on the National Implementation Board. Picture: Become

The newly appointed members include care leaver Anne-Marie Connelly, who works in participation at Action for Children.

Angela Frazer-Wicks, chair of trustees at Family Rights Group and who has experience of the adoption system, will also sit on the board, alongside adopter and kinship carer Janet Kay, who is also chair of trustees at Kinship.

The long-awaited appointments come four months after the initial announcements of the board’s membership earlier this year.

Also on the board are:

Although the DfE previously stated the three new members will have experience of the care system, sector leaders have expressed concern on social media following the latest appointments.

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