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: Paul Marshall
Chair
The North West regional Chair is Paul Marshall, Director of Children’s Services, Manchester City Council.
Regional representatives on ADCS Council of Reference
Paul Marshall, Strategic Director for Children and Education Services, Manchester | p.marshall1@manchester.gov.uk
Chris McLoughlin, Director of Children’s Services, Stockport MBC
Jayne Ivory, Strategic Director of Children’s Services and Education, Blackburn Counci
North West Region Articles
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
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
In Safeguarding & Child Protection
References for Qualified Social Workers and Team Managers Procedure
In Social Work
The North West Expanding Foster Care Consortium (NWEFCC) commissioned...