There are 24 local authorities in the North West region.
They are Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumberland, Halton, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Sefton, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, Westmorland and Furness, Wigan and Wirral.
Chair: Amanda Amesbury
Chair
The North West regional Chair is Amanda Perraton, Director of Children’s Social Care, Warrington Council.
Regional representatives on ADCS Council of Reference
Amanda Perraton, Director of Children’s Social Care, Warrington Council
Chris McLoughlin, Director of Children’s Services, Stockport MBC
Colette Dutton, Direcor of Children’s Services, Wigan Council
North West Region Articles
The Government recently responded to its consultation on the use of agency...
In Workforce
As I write this blog, I do so acutely aware the government’s eagerly...
In Care
The Protocol aims to facilitate the timely sharing of information about...
In General Care
Having just celebrated my 6th anniversary as Manchester’s Director of...
In Leadership
Blackburn with Darwen, set within the heart of Pennine Lancashire, has high...
In General
Update of an ongoing example of region’s increasingly integrated and...
In General
North West Notification and Transfer of Children Subject of Child...
In Family Justice
North West Pre-Care and Care Proceedings Notification and Transfer across...
In Family Justice
North West region procedure for making notifications for children in...
In Safeguarding & Child Protection
North West Safeguarding Children and Young People placed by other local...
In General Care
Child Sexual Exploitation and Missing from Home/Care: North West...
In Sexual Abuse & Exploitation
One of the things that struck me when I took up the post of director of...
In Inspection & Improvement
‘Can’t get one for love nor money’. This is a phrase frequently used...
In Workforce
The North West ADCS group has established a process to share statutory...
In Social Work
North West Protocol for Standards in Supervision of Children and Families...
In Social Work
North West Region - Social Work Planning and Assessment Model