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The ADCS Research Group

The ADCS Research Group is a sub-committee of the Standards, Performance & Inspection Policy Committee. It advises the Association on research issues and priorities and considers applications for the approval of research, which seeks to involve local authority children’s services departments. The Group also ensures that there is an ongoing dialogue with representatives of research organizations and institutions. Research into all aspects of children’s services is an important part of the professional landscape and as such research that is firmly evidence-led is valuable in continuing to improve services and service delivery.

Guidelines for Research Approvals

Children’s services departments are very frequently asked to take part in research exercises and surveys, and the Research Group wants to ensure that the projects carried out are worthwhile and that the topics best reflect the main concerns of departments. More...

Application Form for Support from the ADCS Research Group

The application form is given in two formats: as an MS Word document, and as a PDF.

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This form will allow you to include information from other documents. Your completed form can be emailed as an attachment, sent by post or faxed. If you email the form, your email address will be taken as your signature, but if you mail or fax the form, you must remember to sign it. If you send the form, you should enclose a cheque for your fee. If you do not enclose a cheque, or you fax the form, you will be invoiced for the appropriate amount, and you should note that your application will not be processed until your fee is received. Please note that the Group’s preference is to receive applications in MS Word format by email.

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This form can be printed from the PDF, completed, and sent or faxed. If you do this, don’t forget to sign it. If you need extra space in any section, please add information on a separate sheet. If you send the form, you should enclose a cheque for your fee. If you do not enclose a cheque, or you fax the form, you will be invoiced for the appropriate amount, and you should note that your application will not be processed until your fee is received.

Completed forms should be returned to:

The ADCS Ltd Research Group
3rd Floor, The Triangle
Exchange Square
Manchester
M4 3TR
Tel: 0161 838 5762
Fax: 0161 838 5756

E: research@adcs.org.uk