英国政府正在考虑对社会流动委员会进行改革，包括赋予其更多权力或完全废除该机构的方案1。平等大臣布里奇特·菲利普森等内阁成员认为，社会流动工作应该成为政府核心职能，而不应外包给独立机构1。这项改革属于内阁办公室对此类独立机构的更广泛审查的一部分1。
社会流动委员会由阿伦·弗朗西斯领导，由2名副主席和4名委员组成，另由约20名内阁办公室公务员提供支持1。然而该委员会目前权力有限，无权决定政府政策、制约公共机构或向部长提出建议，其唯一的法定职责是每年发布英国社会流动报告1。2017年，前主席艾伦·米尔本因不满而辞职，当时他表示政府"无法为社会流动议程投入必要的精力和关注"1。
增强该委员会权力的呼声并非新议题。2018年教育特别委员会曾提出一系列建议为社会流动委员会赋予"真正的权力"，但这些建议全部遭到时任儿童大臣纳迪姆·扎哈维的拒绝1。社会流动委员会最近的报告指出英国前工业地区面临"根深蒂固的劣势"，跨越数十年，并强调了"极端地区差异"1。若要改革该机构，政府需要新立法才能解散这一法定机构1。
The British government is examining options to reform or potentially dismantle the Social Mobility Commission (SMC), as part of a broader review of arm's-length bodies by the Cabinet Office.1 Equality Minister Bridget Phillipson and colleagues have argued that social mobility work should be integrated into core government functions rather than delegated to an independent institution.1
The SMC, led by Aaron Francis and comprising two deputy chairs and four commissioners supported by around 20 Cabinet Office civil servants, currently operates under significant constraints.1 The body holds no power to determine government policy, restrict public institutions, or advise ministers—its sole statutory duty is to publish an annual report on social mobility across the United Kingdom.1 Any decision to dissolve the statutorily established commission would require new legislation.1
The push for change reflects longstanding frustration with the watchdog's limited influence. Alan Milburn, the commission's chair before 2017, resigned citing the government's inability to "devote the necessary energy and attention to the social mobility agenda."1 A 2018 Education Select Committee investigation recommended granting the SMC "genuine powers," but all such proposals were rejected by then-Children's Minister Nadim Zahawi.1 Most recently, the commission's report highlighted "deeply entrenched disadvantage" across Britain's former industrial regions, persisting over decades, and underscored "extreme regional disparities."1
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