There are 23 local authorities in the North West region.
They are Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Cumbria, Halton, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Sefton, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, Wigan and Wirral.
Chair: Gail Hopper
Chair
The North West regional Chair is Gail Hopper, Director of Children’s Services, Rochdale Council.
Regional representatives on ADCS Council of Reference
Gail Hopper, Director of Children’s Services, Rochdale | gail.hopper@rochdale.gov.uk
Paul Marshall, Strategic Director for Children and Education Services, Manchester | p.marshall1@manchester.gov.uk
North West Region Articles
The Protocol aims to facilitate the timely sharing of information about...
In General Care
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