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The Health, Care & Additional Needs Policy Committee has lead responsibility for children in care and care leavers, all aspects of child health and children with SEND.
The committee liaises closely with the EA Committee on the educational outcomes of learners living in care and those with SEND, and with a range of partners and stakeholders in the voluntary and health sector.
Meeting Dates
Policy committee meeting dates for 2023 are available here.
Contacts
Chair: Nigel Minns, Strategic Director - People, Warwickshire County Council
Vice Chair: Fiona Corless, Norfolk County Council
ADCS Policy Officer: Sarah Wilson supports the work of the committee. To contact Sarah email: sarah.wilson@adcs.org.uk
Health, Care & Additonal Needs Policy Committee Articles
Nigel Minns comments on the latest Fostering in England statistics
In Fostering
John Pearce, ADCS President , responds to a report on profit making and...
In General Care
ADCS responds to the Department of Health and Social Care’s call for...
In Health and Wellbeing
Chris Munday comments on a report by Pro Bono Economics and the Disabled...
In SEN and Disability
ADCS comment on Gone Too Far a report by the charity Become
In General Care
A health care system that works for all children
In Health and Wellbeing
Steve Crocker comments on Ofsted’s Fostering in England report
In Fostering
ADCS response to the Review of Education, Health and Care plans: proposed...
In Health and Wellbeing
ADCS response to the SEND and Alternative Provision Green Paper
In SEN and Disability
ADCS submission to the Mental health and wellbeing plan: discussion paper...
In Mental Health
I am pleased and proud to continue to chair the ADCS Health, Care &...
In SEN & Disability
ADCS response to the Scottish Government’s recent policy paper on...
In General Care
Edwina Grant OBE, Chair of the ADCS Health, Care and Additional Needs...
In Care Leavers
ADCS responds to the State of the Nation’s Foster Care 2021 report
In Fostering
Commenting in CYP Now on the adoption system, Edwina Grant OBE, Chair of...
In Adoption
Briefing on the independent review of children’s social care – the case...
In General Care
Commenting on the Children’s Commissioner’s speech on the care...
In General Care
Comment on new Ofsted data on private and voluntary providers of...