Remit
The Resources & Strategy Policy Committee has lead responsibility for all issues relating to the organisation of children’s services, funding and commissioning.
The committee liaises closely with the EA Committee on admissions, capital funding and strategic place planning. Members of the committee represent the Association on various reference groups including the DLUHC Technical Group on Fair Funding, the High Needs Funding External Group, Service Working Group on Education and Children’s Services (SWEGECS), the Schools Funding Implementation Group (SFIG), and the EFA Advisory Group.
Meeting Dates
Policy committee meeting dates for 2023 are available here.
Contacts
Chair: Chris Munday, Executive Director for Children and Family Services, Barnet Council.
Vice Chair: Richard Selwyn, Somerset Council
ADCS Policy Officer: Sarah Wilson supports the work of the committee. To contact Sarah, email sarah.wilson@adcs.org.uk
Resources & Strategy Policy Committee Articles
Chris Munday comments on a report by Pro Bono Economics and the Disabled...
In SEN and Disability
ADCS response to Early years funding consultation – extension of the...
In General Funding
Steve Crocker comments on the latest statistics on local area SEND...
In SEN and Disability
This is my first blog for ADCS and I would, firstly, like to thank...
In Funding
ADCS response to Implementing the Direct National Funding Formula...
In General Funding
ADCS response to CMA interim report on children’s social care market...
In General Funding
Competition and Markets Authority children’s social care market study....
In General Funding
ADCS response to the admissions code consultation
In Education & Schools
ADCS submission to the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review
In General Funding
Matt Dunkley comments on IFS research on Covid-19 and council funding
In General Funding
Government announce new Covid-19 funding package for councils
In General Funding
ADCS respond to children’s charities’ report on children and young...
In General Funding
Jenny Coles responds to the Budget 2020 announcement
In General Funding
Jenny Coles comments on new analysis by the LGA children’s social...
In General Funding
I thought it would be timely to write about leadership given a number of...
In Leadership
I first became a DCS in 2005, which equates to the Paleolithic Age in DCS...
In Leadership
ADCS responds to the State of Local Government Finance Survey 2020