Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock
Louise Casey, Baroness Casey of Blackstock, DBE, CB (born 29 March 1965), is a British government official working in social welfare.
The Baroness Casey of Blackstock | |
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Casey in 2012 | |
| Victims' Commissioner | |
| In office May 2010 – 12 October 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Newlove |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 30 October 2020 Life peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louise Casey 29 March 1965 Redruth, England |
| Political party | None (crossbencher) |
| Education | Oaklands Catholic School |
| Alma mater | Goldsmiths, University of London |
She was the deputy director of Shelter in 1992, the head of the Rough Sleepers' Unit (RSU) in 1999, a director of the national Anti-Social Behaviour Unit (ASBU) in 2003, head of the Respect Task Force in 2005 and the UK's first Victims' Commissioner in March 2010. She became director general of Troubled Families on 1 November 2011. In February 2020, Boris Johnson appointed her as an adviser to help tackle homelessness, and she was later appointed as Chair of the Rough Sleeping Taskforce, which was set up to curb rough sleeping during the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020 she was nominated for a crossbench peerage.
In August 2021, Casey was appointed to review the circumstances and prepare a report on the spectator invasion of Wembley Stadium, London, in July 2021 when thousands of ticket-less spectators broke through security arrangements for the final of the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament.
Later in 2021, Casey was appointed to lead an independent review of culture and standards into the Metropolitan Police in London following the murder of Sarah Everard.