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Association of Directors of Adult Social
Services |
Visit: www.adass.org.uk/
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
represents directors of adult social services in local authorities
in England. DASSs have statutory responsibilities for the
social care of older people and adults with disabilities, while
over 50 per cent also run social housing departments. ADASS members
might also share a number of responsibilities for the provision
and/or commissioning of housing, leisure, library, culture and arts
services within their councils. |
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Community Care Magazine |
Visit: www.communitycare.co.uk/
Social Care professionals
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Care Quality Commission |
Visit: www.cqc.org.uk/
Inspect and report on care services and councils. They are
independent but set up by Government to improve social care and
stamp out bad practice. You can download the Shared Lives report
from the CSCI website. |
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Employers Organisation for Local
Government |
Visit: www.lge.gov.uk/
The Employers' Organisation employs around 65 staff and has a total
budget of approximately £4.5m. It works closely with the Local
Government Association and, regional employers organisations. |
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Local Government Association |
Visit: www.local.gov.uk/
The Local Government Association (LGA) is an organisation that is
run by its members. A political organisation because it is their
elected representatives from all the different political parties
that direct the organisation through our boards and panels. They
always strive to agree a common cross-party position on issues and
to speak with one voice on behalf of local government. |
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Improvement and Development Agency for Local
Government |
Visit: www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=1
The IDeA offers two types of service: Those tailored to the needs,
issues and problems faced by individual councils in areas such as
best value, new political structures and political development work
that is generic and affects local government as a whole. |
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Local Government Web Site Index |
Visit: www.oultwood.com/ |
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Audit Commission |
Visit: www.audit-commission.gov.uk
The Audit Commission appoints auditors to all local authorities
and NHS bodies in England and Wales, and helps to bring about
improvements in economy, efficiency and effectiveness through value
for money studies and the audit process. |
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British Council |
Visit: www.britishcouncil.org
Our aim is to create enduring partnerships between British and
other cultures and we do this by creating opportunities to connect
with the latest skills, ideas and experience from the UK. |
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Department of Health |
Visit: www.dh.gov.uk/
This site contains material produced by and for the Department of
Health. It is primarily for use by health and social care
professionals, academics and other interested parties.
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The Home Office |
Visit: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/
To build a safe, just and tolerant society in which the rights and
responsibilities of individuals, families and communities are
properly balanced and the protection and security of the public are
maintained. |
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The Data Protection Registrar |
Visit: www.ico.gov.uk/
The Data Protection Act 1998 came into force on 1 March 2000. It
sets rules for processing personal information and applies to paper
records as well as those held on computers. |
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Open Government - UK Public Sector Information on the
Internet |
Visit: www.open.gov.uk
Link
to the DirectGov website. |
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UK Federation of smaller Mental Health
Agencies |
Visit: www.ontheside.org
The Federation is a membership-based Charity set up to support its
locally based and independent Members who develop and provide
mental health services in their community. |