Anna was Special Adviser to Hilary Armstrong MP in the Cabinet Office with responsibility for Social Exclusion, Transformational Government and Better Regulation. Prior to that, she was Special Adviser to David Blunkett MP in the Department for Work and Pensions, focusing on child poverty and equality. She started her career as a fast-stream civil servant in the Home Office where she worked on a range of issues including youth crime, policing, immigration and community involvement in the criminal justice system.

anna.turley@nlgn.org.uk