Josh MacAlister

Josh MacAlister is the UK's minister for children and families, currently leading efforts to overhaul the child social care system in England. He is newsworthy due to several recent initiatives and policy announcements under his purview. These include addressing the impact of social media on children, with new government guidance for parents. MacAlister is also overseeing a pilot scheme to provide financial support to kinship carers, particularly grandparents, to prevent children from entering formal care. Furthermore, he has announced plans to crackdown on profiteering by private providers in the child social care sector and is advocating for a significant increase in fostering placements, drawing parallels with the Homes for Ukraine scheme. He is also involved in the government's response to calls for an apology regarding forced adoptions.