Children鈥檚 social care national practice group
The group has been established to help the government set national direction for practice in local authority children鈥檚 social care.
The children鈥檚 social care national practice group brings together experts in practice, evidence, lived experience and multi-agency working to share advice, expertise and practice leadership.
The group supported the development of the children鈥檚 social care national framework, which was issued in December 2023 as new statutory guidance.
Background
The national children鈥檚 social care framework builds on responses to:
- independent review of children鈥檚 social care
- independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel鈥檚聽review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson
- Competition and Markets Authority鈥檚聽report into the children鈥檚 social care market
Membership
The group is chaired by Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker for Children and Families.
The current members are:
- Amanda Perraton, Director of Children鈥檚 Social Care, Cheshire West and Chester
- Annie Hudson, Chair, Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- Colum Conway, Chief Executive, Social Work England
- Donna Molloy, Director of Policy and Practice, What Works for Early Intervention and Children鈥檚 Social Care
- Jansy Kelly, Deputy Director of Social Care and Regulation Practice, Ofsted
- Jenny Turnross, Corporate Director for Children and Young People鈥檚 Services, Liverpool City Council
- Karina Graham, expert by experience
- Lorraine Parker, National Facilitator, Safeguarding Children Reform (police)
- Mags Mulowska, expert by experience
- Matthew Brazier, His Majesty鈥檚 Inspector, Specialist Adviser, Ofsted
- Nigel Minns, Executive Director for People, Warwickshire County Council
- Rasheed Pendry, Deputy Director of Children鈥檚 Services, Wandsworth
- Rashida Baig, Director of Children鈥檚 Safeguarding and Social Work, Camden
- Richard Gill, Chair, Teaching School Hubs Council
- Sal Tariq, Director of Strengthening Families Programme, Leeds
- Sallyann Sutton, Interim Professional Officer, School and Public Health Nurses Association
- Sharon White, CEO, School and Public Health Nurses Association
- Stuart Carlton, Corporate Director of Children and Young People, North Yorkshire