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The General Social Care Council has appointed two additional members to widen its background and expertise.

Malcolm Jordan is a qualified social worker with 30 years experience, who was a deputy director in Lancashire from 1978-87.

He was director of a residential school for children with severe learning difficulties, and for the past 12 years has worked as an in independent consultant in social care.

Jordan has declared no political activity and has been appointed to the council for two years.

Lay member Melanie Henwood is a self-employed health and social care analyst and is the author of a number of papers, including last year’s King’s Fund report on the National Care and Support Inquiry.

She is also an advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Fund’s older people’s committee.

Henwood, who declared political activity on behalf of the Labour Party, has been appointed to the GSCC for four years.