New Director for Children and Families takes up post in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced Olivia McLeod has taken up her post as Director for Children and Families this week.
Olivia brings a wealth of experience from her work in children’s policy in Whitehall, and is well known from her time here as a Deputy Director a few years back.
In other moves, Deborah Smith, who was Acting Director, has now moved to a new post in the Directorate for Housing, Regeneration & Welfare.
Phil Raines will continue as the Acting Deputy Director for Children’s Rights & Wellbeing.
The Children and Families department has the following responsibilities:
- To provide high quality support for Ministers and the processes of government, including supporting delivery of all of the Strategic Priorities and National Outcomes and corporate and collaborative working across government
- To work across Government and with delivery partners to prioritise action which supports early years and early intervention principles and promotes the rights of and takes into account the views of children and young people
- To provide national-level support to and investment in the capability, skills and leadership of delivery agencies working with children, young people and pregnant women
- To secure effective implementation of key policy priorities for children, young people and families
- To promote organisational structures and processes which are streamlined, effective and personalised and which improve experiences and outcomes for children, young people, pregnant women and users of social services
If you’d like to contact Olivia, email her at: [email protected]
