ADCS

Welcome to the ADCS Press Office

The ADCS Press Office handles enquiries from the media about work done by the Association. In this section you will find press releases and contact details. For general information about ADCS see About us.

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2013: May | April | March | February | January
2012: December | November | October | September | August | July | June |May | April | March | February | January
2011: December |

2013

May

• ADCS comment on Chief Social Worker (Children)

  17 May

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• ADCS statement on Frontline

  17 May

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• ADCS comment on Ofsted Framework for Local Authority contribution to School Improvement

  15 May

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• Cafcass and ADCS joint press release: National picture of care applications in England since Baby P

  Full story from Cafcass website
  
  9 May

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• ADCS Comment on Government’s response to the consultation on Tackling Fostering and Adoption Delay

  3 May

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• ADCS comment on Care Inquiry Report

  1 May

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April

• ADCS publish Adoption Data Analysis

  24 April

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• ADCS publish new position statement - What is Care for?

  16 April

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• ADCS comment on Ofsted announcement that the launch of the proposed multi agency child protection inspections is to be deferred

  12 April

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• ADCS Presidential speech

  9 April

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• ADCS comment on announcement from SoS to cease funding of CIB

  8 April

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• CIB comment on announcement from SoS to cease funding

  8 April

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• Gateway launch just one of many reforms: ADCS, CVAA, Adoption UK and BAAF joint release

  5 April

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March

• ADCS response to Secretary of State's challenge to local authorities on Adoption

  28 March

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• ADCS comment on the publication of revised "Working Together" statutory guidance

  21 March

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• ADCS comment on NSPCC Report into Female Genital Mutilation

  18 March

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• ADCS Comment on House of Lords Report on Adoption

  8 March

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• ADCS Comment on childcare sufficiency duty

  4 March

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February

• ADCS Comment on Fostering Network: More Foster Carers needed

  14 February

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• ADCS Comment on Ministry of Justice Green Paper

  14 February

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January

• ADCS Comment on “Further Action for Adoption”

  24 January

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• ADCS Comment on Inspection of Local Authority Support for Schools

  17 January

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• ADCS comment on Adoption Gateway Launch

  11 January

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• ADCS comment on launch of the Academies Commission Report

  11 January

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• ADCS comment on the School Funding Settlement

  4 January

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• ADCS Response to the announcement of SCIE as the preferred supplier to provide the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care

  4 January

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2012

December

• ADCS comment on Child Protection Information System (Health)

  27 December

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• Adoption - reaction to Prime Minister's statement on adoption

  ADCS response to Prime Minister's statement

  Open letter to the Prime Minister on adoption (sent to The Times)

  24 December

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• ADCS response to Children's Society report on Runaways

  23 December

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• ADCS reaction to Autumn statement

  5 December

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November

• ADCS response to Ofsted annual report

  27 November

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• ADCS comment on Rotherham UKIP fostering issue

  26 November

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• ADCS response to the Office of the Children’s Commissioner’s report in to sexual exploitation in gangs and groups (CSEGG)

  21 November

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• ADCS response to Lord Carlile report and Secretary of States speech on child protection

  16 November

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• ADCS response to Education Select Committee report on Child Protection

  7 November

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• ADCS and ADASS on Chief Social Worker

  2 November

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October

• ADCS response to Careleavers’ announcement by Children’s Minister Edward Timpson

  30 October

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• ADCS publish Safeguarding Pressures Research Phase 3 (PR includes key facts and messages)

  24 October

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• ADCS publishes What is Care For? Position Statement

  23 October

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September

• ADCS response to the announcement of changes to qualifications for 16 year olds

  18 September

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• ADCS response to to announcement of consultation on reforms to foster care and adopter assessment

  18 September

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August

• ADCS statement on GCSE English

  23 August

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July

• ADCS response to proposals to modernise the Family Justice System

  31 July

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• ADCS response to Government’s announcements on Fostering for Adoption

  6 July

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• ADCS annual conference 2012: Directors of Children’s Services add coherence in the face of a “state of perpetual unrest”

  5 July

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• ADCS response to children's homes, sexual exploitation and children missing from care

  3 July

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June

• ADCS response to APPG report on children missing from care

  17 June

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May

• ADCS response to Cafcass findings on care proceedings

  25 May

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• ADCS response to Munro progress report

  22 May

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• Joint ADCS ADASS statement - Social Worker student registration

  16 May

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• Joint LGA ADCS SOLACE statement on adoption scorecards

  11 May

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• ADCS response to GSCC report on social work placements

  2 May

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April

• ADCS response to NSPCC report on chidlren returning home from care

  30 April

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• New President takes the helm

  27 April

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• ADCS Research reports - the evolving role of the local authority in school improvement

  11 April

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• Response to Cafcass announcement of rising care applications

  11 April

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• Courts have a key role in reducing adoption delay - ADCS response to Ofsted report "Right on time"

  2 April

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March

• ADCS comment on CQC review of health care for disabled children and young people

  22 March

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• Adoption: Response to the Adoption Action Plan

  14 March

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• Adoption: Innovative local solutions for faster family finding should become standard practice

  9 March

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February

• ADCS response to Ofsted inspection framework of adoption agencies: Limiting judgement on adoption flawed

  27 February

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• ADCS response to Michael Gove MP speech on adoption 23 February - support drive to speed up adoption

  23 February

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• ADCS comment: Rise in care proceedings puts pressure on the whole system

  9 February

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January

• ADCS response to Policy Exchange report on fostering

  24 January

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• ADCS and ADASS: Directors welcome launch of The College of Social Work

  4 January

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2011

• ADCS response to announcement on overhauling adoption process

  22 December

• Directors of Children's Services recommend ways of speeding up the adoption process

  13 December

• Signs of improvement in children's social care - ADCS responds to Ofsted annual report

  22 November

• ADCS response to annual LA children's services ratings by Ofsted

  8 November

• FJR offers opportunity to reduce delays for children in care

  3 November

• Adults and children's directors redeem a pledge to young carers

  1 November

• ADCS statement on adoption

  31 October

• Child protection vacancies in the NHS rising fast - ADCS LSCB safeguarding report

  21 October

• Schools still have a role to play in children’s services - amendment to Education Bill to restore duty to co-operate

  6 October

• ADCS comment on rising numbers of referrals and Looked After Children

  28 September

• ADCS comment on adoption figures and responded to criticism that social workers are “anti-adoption”.

  29 September

• ADCS and ADASS comment on the announcement that the College of Social Work will formally launch in 2012

  22 September

• ADCS comment on Ofsted safeguarding consultation

  28 July

• ADCS response on Munro Review of Child Protection final report

  13 July

• ADCS Annual Conference 2011 - Early Intervention

  8 July

• ADCS Annual Conference 2011 - Presidential speech

  7 July

• ADCS comment on Shoesmith appeal judgement

  27 May 2011

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• A DCS in every LA cannot be "taken for granted". Report of National College and ADCS survey.

  25 May 2011

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• ADCS response to Munro final report

  10 May 2011

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• ADCS Comment on the Select Committee report into the role of Ofsted

  17 April 2011

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• ADCS New president and policy priorities - Championing Children in a complex system

  4th April 2011

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• ADCS ADASS - Public Health White Paper 'needs clarifying'

  4th April 2011

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• ADCS response to the Family Justice Review interim report

  31st March 2011

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• ADCS response to the Special Educational Needs green paper

  9th March 2011

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• ADCS response to the rise in calls from Looked After Children to Childline

  7th March

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• ADCS response to Munro Review interim report

  1st February 2011

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