The Association of Directors of Adults Social Services (ADASS) is a national charity.
ADASS objectives include:
- Furthering comprehensive, equitable, social policies and plans which reflect and shape the economic and social environment of the time;
- Furthering the interests of those who need social care services regardless of their backgrounds and status; and
- Promoting high standards of social care services Our members are current and former directors of adult care or social services and their senior staff.
West Midlands ADASS is one of 9 regional groups or Branches across England.
The WM-ADASS Branch consists of 14 Directors of Adults Social Services or DASSs from the following councils:
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Dudley
- Herefordshire
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- Staffordshire
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Telford and Wrekin
- Walsall
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire
The Branch is supported by small team of salaried staff, volunteers and Associates, and Shropshire County Council kindly “host” the Branch, providing vital IT, Finance, HR and other support.
The Branch has a Chair and Vice-Chair, elected and rotated from the 14 DASSs across the region. WMADASS has a regularly reviewed plan and set of strategic priorities, a number of key standing Networks (for example, Commissioning, Workforce, Finance, Principal Social Workers, Safeguarding) as well as task and finish and Thematic Groups (for example, Learning Disability and Autism, Continuing Health Care). These groups may be led and Chaired/Co-Chaired by DASSs or Assistant Directors/Heads of Service in the main.
Kerrie Allward
Executive Director of Adult Social Care, Walsall Council
Louise Collett
Acting Director of Adult Social Care, Birmingham City Council
Peter Fahy
DASS, Coventry City Council & Vice Chair WM-ADASS Branch (Internal)
Simon Froud
Director Adult Social Care and Statutory DASS, Telford & Wrekin Council
Hilary Hall
Statutory Director of Adult Social Services, Herefordshire Council
Dr. Richard Harling
Director of Adult Services & Health, Staffordshire Council
Pete Sidgwick
Director of Adult Social Services, Warwickshire County Council
Peter Tomlin
Director of Adult Social Care, Health Integration and Wellbeing, Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Andrew Wolverson
Director of Adult Social Services, Wolverhampton City Council
Jenny Wood
Director ASC & Support, Solihull Council & Chair WM-ADASS Branch (Internal)