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The government announced the Childrens Social Care National Implementation Board as part of its initial response to the recommendations from:

• the independent review of childrens social care

• the independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panels review into the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson

• the Competition and Markets Authoritys report into the childrens social care market

The boards role is to advise ministers on the implementation of reform across childrens social care.

Membership

The board is chaired by Brendan Clarke-Smith, Minister for Children and Families.

The board members will include those with:

• experience of leading transformational change in the childrens social care sector
• lived experience of the care system

Terms of reference and minutes

The boards terms of reference and the first set of minutes will be published in due course.