After a lengthy delay, the Timms review has finally appointed two co-chairs to lead its work, with recruitment for steering group members now also opened.
The co-chairs are Dr Clenton Farquharson CBE and Sharon Brennan.
Dr Clenton Farquharson is Associate Director at Think Local Act Personal, a Trustee of Disability Rights UK, and National Development Team for Inclusion. He was named in Disability News Services’ list of influential disabled people.
Sharon Brennan previous roles include policy manager at Alzheimer’s Society, Director of Policy and External Affairs at National Voices, a coalition of health and care charities, and advising the Department for Transport on accessibility as a member of the Disabled Person’s Transport Advisory Committee.
There is no information given in the DWP press release to explain what process was gone through to select and appoint the co-chairs.
At the same time as the this news was announced, the DWP also opened applications for people wishing to apply to be a member of the Timms review steering group.
