Serving as this Government’s first Children and Families Minister has been an honour.
As a former social worker, I was grateful for the opportunity to lead the profession I love dearly and to begin to introduce much-needed reforms to Children’s Social Care. Working to support families in staying together with early family help, as well as care leavers, foster carers and supporting children in kinship care were highlights of my time in Government.
I was also proud to deliver the IfATE Bill earlier this year, which laid the foundations for Skills England. This legislation will help reskill our country for the high-paying jobs the UK deserves.
I will continue to support the Government from the backbenches. I look forward to championing the issues I hold dear, including children social work, youth justice, and my own constituency of Lewisham East, which I am proud to call home.
Janet Daby MP
MP for Lewisham East