Alex raises serious questions about credibility and judgement as Birmingham hands a sensitive safeguarding role to a controversial figure
The Mirror reported the remarkable story of a Birmingham councillor who had previously claimed “there is no ISIS” being handed a new council role with responsibility for protecting children from extremism. Alex was among those who raised serious concerns about the appointment, arguing that credibility and sound judgement matter enormously when it comes to safeguarding children from radicalisation. Giving such a sensitive role to someone who had made such a statement was, in Alex’s view, precisely the kind of decision that eroded public trust in the council’s ability to take child safety seriously.
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