Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 August 2016
Appointed by
Amber Rudd (as Home Secretary)
Preceded by
Dame Lowell Goddard
Personal details
Born
Alexandrina Henderson Farmer
(1949-04-25) 25 April 1949 (age 75) Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Occupation
Professor, social work leader
Alexandrina Henderson Farmer Jay, CBE (born 25 April 1949) is a British academic. She is visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde and the independent chair of the Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection (CELCIS).[1]
Following the resignation of Justice Lowell Goddard, Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced on 11 August 2016 that Jay had been appointed to chair the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, of which she had previously been a Panel member.[2]
Jay is a former senior social worker.[3] She was previously chief social work adviser to the Scottish Government[4] and a former president of the Association of Directors of Social Work.[5]
^"2013 Archive: New Independent Chair for CELCIS". University of Strathclyde. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
^"New chairwoman of abuse inquiry named", bbc.co.uk, 11 August 2016; retrieved 11 August 2016.
^Andrew Bounds (26 August 2014). "Rotherham leader stands down over child exploitation scandal". Financial Times.
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^"Professor Alexis Jay OBE". Royal Volunteer Service. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
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