Alexis Jay

Alexis Jay is a Visiting Professor at the University of Strathclyde and the Independent Chair of the Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland (CELCIS).^[1] Professor Jay is a former senior social worker.^[2] She was previously Chief Social Work Adviser to the Scottish Government.^[3] and a former president of the Association of Directors of Social Work.^[4]

In 2005 she took up the post of Chief Social Work Inspector at the Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA), a government organisation scrutinising all aspects of social services provided by local authorities in Scotland.^[5] She served as Chief Executive and Chief Social Work Inspector until the functions of SWIA and the Care Commission were taken over by the Care Inspectorate in 2011. She then remained as Chief Social Work Adviser to the Scottish Government until early 2013.

Expert role in independent inquiries

She led the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Rotherham, an investigation into child sexual abuse in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire.^[3] She is the author of the investigation's report, published in August 2014.^[6]

In September 2014 she was appointed to act as an expert adviser to the independent inquiry which will examine how the UK's institutions have handled their duties to protect children from sexual abuse.^[7]

Honours

She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2012.^[1]

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