Young People and Work Expert Panel
Updated 16 December 2025
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Alongside ongoing national engagement for the Young People and Work report, Alan Milburn has formed an expert panel to support his independent review into the rise in the number of young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).
The Young People and Work Expert Panel (YP&WEP) brings together a variety of expertise and lived experience to advise Alan Milburn and will serve as one of several sources for the author to test recommendations.
Alan Milburn will share emerging findings with the YP&WEP, whose overall aim is to scrutinise the findings, challenge thinking, and identify gaps.
Purpose
The purpose of the Expert Panel is to:
- support and advise Alan Milburn in the development and testing of recommendations for Young People and Work report
- inform the feasibility and effectiveness of those recommendations
- examine and advise on relevant evidence related to the scope of the report
- act as a “critical friend” by providing robust external insight and ideas
Membership
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Gavin Kelly | Chief Executive of the Nuffield Foundation |
| Rachel Perkins | Clinical psychologist |
| Ruth Owen | Chief Executive Officer for Leonard Cheshire |
| Shaub Gamote | Researcher, Writer, Advisor and Co-author of Inside the Mind of a 16-Year-Old |
| Charlie Mayfield | Chair, Keep Britain Work review |
| Tracy Brabin | Mayor of West Yorkshire |
| Andy Haldane | Chief Executive of the Royal Society of Arts |
| Ravi Gurumurthy | Group Chief Executive Officer, at Nesta, the UK’s innovation Foundation |
| Lisa O’Loughlin | the Principal and Chief Executive Officer of East Lancashire Learning Group |
| Jennifer Dixon | Chief Executive, Health Foundation |
| Louise Casey | Social welfare sector expert |
Ways of Working
The YP&WEP is an external advisory group and does not have any formal governance, approval, or decision-making responsibilities. They have been appointed by the author, and the position is unremunerated.
Alan Milburn will chair the group in his capacity as author. The meetings will run until the submission of the final report to Government, expected by Summer 2026.