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Best Practice Guidance on the Role of the Director of Adult Social Services

  • Document type:
    Guidance
  • Author:
    Department of Health
  • Published date:
    21 March 2005
  • Primary audience:
    Care services,Professionals
  • Alternative title:
    Guidance on the Role of the Director of Adult Social Services
  • Product number:
    267535
  • Gateway reference:
    4270
  • Pages:
    25
  • Supersedes/replaces:
    CI (2002)9: The roles and responsibilities of Directors Social Services
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

Guidance to support local authorities to implement structural changes resulting from the 2004 Children Act and to create a clear focus on managing the needs of adults with social care needs

Superseded by: Best practice guidance on the role of the Director of Adult Social Services, May 2006.

The 2005 edition of this document is available here for reference purposes.

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