Social Mobility Commission

The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) is an advisory, non-departmental public body established under the Life Chances Act 2010 as modified by the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016. It has a duty to assess progress in improving social mobility in the United Kingdom and to promote social mobility in England. The Commission consists of Commissioners and is supported by a small secretariat. The Commission board currently comprises of: Alun Francis, Principal and Chief Executive of Oldham College since 2010 [Interim Chair of SMC]. Dr Raghib Ali Matthew Goodwin Ryan Henson Parminder Kohli Resham Kotecha Tina Stowell, The Rt Hon Baroness Stowell of Beeston Rob Wilson The functions of the commission include: Monitoring progress on improving social mobility Providing published advice to ministers on matters relating to social mobility Undertaking social mobility advocacy www.socialmobilityworks.org Sign up to our mailing list: https://tinyurl.com/y87fkwtd