Last month, chair of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care in England Josh MacAlister, called on those with experience of children’s social care to apply to join a hand-picked panel “central” to shaping the review.
When applications closed on 5 February, MacAlister shared on Twitter that more than 1,000 people had submitted applications.
However, just 10 days later most were rejected via an email which many described as “abrupt” and showing “limiting understanding”.
Labour MP for South Shields and former shadow education minister Emma Lewell Buck said: “Reading tweets from people hurt after being turned down from participating in the Care Review was beyond awful. The way this whole process has been conducted and the language used smacks of disregard and shows limited understanding. I will be asking questions in Parliament.”
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