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May
ADCS Press Release
ADCS comment on Chief Social Worker (Children)
ADCS Press Release
ADCS statement on Frontline
ADCS Cafcass Press Release
National picture of care applications in England since Baby P
ADCS Press Release
ADCS Comment on Government’s response to the consultation on Tackling Fostering and Adoption Delay
ADCS Consultation response
ADCS response to “Transforming Youth Custody: Putting education at the heart of detention”
ADCS Consultation response
ADCS response to consultation on proposed changes to the role of the LA in Early Education
ADCS Press Release
ADCS comment on Care Inquiry Report
April
ADCS Adoption Data Analysis
ADCS Position Statement
What is Care for - Alternative Models of Care for Adolescents
ADCS Press Release
ADCS comment on Ofsted announcement that the launch of the proposed multi agency child protection inspections is to be deferred
ADCS Press Release
ADCS comment on announcement from SoS to cease funding of CIB
ADCS Annual Report
ADCS publishes the 2012-13 Annual Report
ADCS President's speech
Andrew Webb's Presidential speech
ADCS President - Andrew Webb
ADCS Presidential speech
Adoption Gateway
Gateway launch just one of many reforms: ADCS, CVAA, Adoption UK and BAAF joint release
ADCS Change of President
Andrew Webb takes up the ADCS Presidency as of 1 April
March
ADCS, LGA and SOLACE commitments to a sector-defined approach to increasing the number of approved adopters
Letter and position paper
ADCS good practice
ADCS UKBA age assessment documents
ADCS good practice
ADCS Cafcass good practice documents
ADCS press comment
ADCS Comment on revised Working Together statutory guidance
ADCS press comment
ADCS Comment on childcare sufficiency duty
February
ADCS consultation response
ADCS response to Measuring Child Poverty: A consultation on better measures of child poverty
ADCS consultation response
ADCS submission to call for evidence in Triennial review of the YJB
ADCS Press Release
ADCS Comment on Fostering Network: More Foster Carers needed
ADCS Press Release
ADCS Comment on Ministry of Justice Green Paper
Chair of ADCS Education Achievement Policy Committee
Nick Page, DCS at Salford has been elected as Chair of the ADCS Educational Achievement Policy Committee. Nick takes the Chair with immediate effect.
Educational Achievement Policy Committee
Chair of ADCS Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee
Ian Thomas, DCS at Derbyshire has been elected as Chair of the ADCS Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee. Ian will become Chair as of 1 April, when the current Chair, Alan Wood becomes ADCS Vice President.
Resources and Sustainability Policy Committee
January
ADCS further comment on Adoption
ADCS response to consultation on changes to care planning, placement and case review regulations for children on remand
2012
December
Consultation responses:
ADCS response to Inspection of Sure Start Children's Centres consultation
ADCS response to proposed changes to regulation 7 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (registration) regulations 2010 - allowing Ofsted to share locations of Children's Homes wit police
ADCS response to proposed amendments to Individual Pupil Information Prescribed Persons Regulations
ADCS response to reforming Key Stage 4 consultation
ADCS response to Adoption and Fostering: Tackling Delay consultation
ADCS response to changes to children (secure accommodation) regulations 1991
November
Joint ADCS LGA response to New Remand Framework for Children consultation
ADCS response to the Office of the Children's Commissioners report in to child sexual exploitation in groups and gangs (CSEGG)
October
Safeguarding Pressures research phase3
The ful report, executive summary and press release and key facts have been published.
What is care for? - ADCS postion statement
August
ADCS response to consultation on revised safeguarding statutory guidance - Working Together, Framework for Assessment and Learning and Improvement Guidance
July
ADCS Position Statement on Adoption
ADCS Annual Conference
Presentations available in the members' only area of the ADCS website
June
ADCS Response to APPG report on children missing from care
May
Joint ADCS ADASS statement - Social Worker student registration
Adoption Scorecards
Joint LGA ADCS SOLACE statement on adoption scorecards
More information | DfE External site
April
New ADCS President
ADCS Annual Report 2011-12
The latest ADCS Annual Report has been published this week
The Missing Link: The evolving role of the local authority in school improvement
ADCS research into the local authority and school improvement
‘The Missing Link – the evolving role of the local authority in school improvement’ lays out the position of the Association on work with both maintained schools and academies. It contains recommendations for local authorities and for the Department for Education. The position statement builds upon the findings from two research reports commissioned to help explore the implications of an increasing number of academies.
ADCS Press Release - Response to Cafcass announcement of rising care applications
ADCS Press Release - response to Ofsted report "Right on time"
Courts have a key role in reducing adoption delay
Debbie Jones - New ADCS President
Debbie Jones, Executive Director for Children and Young People's Services at Lambeth Council, became ADCS President on 1 April. Press release to follow.
March
CWDC letter to stakeholders
CWDC will close on 31 March, and its work will be transferred across to the DfE and other agencies. A letter from CWDC Chief Executive, Jane Haywood has been issued this week.
View letter
ADCS comment on CQC review of health care for disabled children and young people
ADCS response to DfE consultation: Ending the annual Ofsted children's services assessment>
Adoption: ADCS response to the Adoption Action Plan
Adoption: Innovative local solutions for faster family finding should become standard practice
February
Limiting judgement on adoption flawed
ADCS LGA Briefing Note - Youth Contract Provision
This LGA / ADCS briefing aims to provide information for local authorities about the Youth Contract provision for 16-17 year olds, which was announced on 21 February.
View briefing note
February edition of CIB bulletin now online
Directors of Children's Services support drive to speed up adoption process
ADCS response to DfE consultation on exclusion guidance
Rise in care proceedings puts pressure on the whole system
SEN Evidence request
ADCS Ebulletin 5: ADCS is looking for evidence around SEN funding
Members' only section - Ebulletin 5
January
January edition of CIB bulletin now online
Press Release: ADCS response to Policy Exchange report, Fostering Aspirations, Reforming the foster care system in England and Wales
ADCS Briefing Note: Witness intimidation and protected persons
Members' only section - briefings
LGA and ADCS has submitted a joint response to the Academies Funding Transfer for 2011-12 and 2012-13 consultation
New Year’s Honours
Our warmest congratulations to former ADCS President Marion Davis who has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours for services to children and young people.
Congratulations also go to former Sutton DCS, Ian Birnbaum who has been honoured with an OBE for services to local government and Moira Gibb who has been made a Dame for services to local government and social work.
Consutlation response: Draft S251 tables and guidance 2012/13
Consutlation response: Removing the statutory duty to deliver work related learning at Key Stage 4
Joint ADCS ADASS release: Directors welcome launch of The College of Social Work
2011
ADCS Position Statement on Adoption
The Importance of the Middle Tier in School Improvement
Jonathan Crossley-Holland's article for Leadership Today
Signposts - ADASS and ADCS paper on working together to improve outcomes for young carers in families effected by enduring parental mental illness or substance misuse
ADCS Survey of Local Safeguarding Children Board Chairs: The Effectiveness and Influence of Designated Leads for Safeguarding and Looked after Children in the NHS
New Futures: National College and ADCS report on changes in children's services
Presidential Reception 2011
Ministerial Advisory Group
2010
Safeguarding Pressures - Research Report
Presidential Reception 2010
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