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ADSS Cymru delivers positive outcomes for the communities and people of Wales by informing and influencing legislation, policies and practices in the social care sector.

ADSS Cymru is the voice of the professional and strategic leadership of social care services in Wales. We represent the collective view of all twenty-two local authorities social services departments across Wales.

What We Do

ADSS Cymru provides experience and expertise, both in terms of policy and professional practice, covering all aspects of social services. It is also a key information resource within the social services sector, responding to the demand for intelligence to inform strategic decision-making and best practice.

News & PublicationsSee all News

Innovative Funding Models to Meet Social Care Needs

14 January 2019

Innovative Funding Models to Meet Social Care Needs

Ipsos MORI survey into the social care and childcare sector workforce in Wales

11 January 2019

Ipsos MORI survey into the social care and childcare sector workforce in Wales

News/News from our Partners

Upcoming event: Social Care Wales Mental Health Development Days

08 January 2019

Upcoming event: Social Care Wales Mental Health Development Days

News/News from our Partners

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and its interface with Mental Health Legislation in Wales

13 December 2018

Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and its interface with Mental Health Legislation in Wales

Publications/Practice Guidance/Social Services and Well-being Act (Wales) 2014 Interfacing

EventsSee all Events

ADSS Cymru/Joint Social Care Brexit Preparedness Seminar

14 - 14 Feb 2019

ADSS Cymru/Joint Social Care Brexit Preparedness Seminar

Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells

AWHOCS Meeting

08 - 08 Mar 2019

MRC, Llandrindod Wells

ADSS Cymru Spring Seminar 2019

21 - 21 Mar 2019

ADSS Cymru Spring Seminar 2019

Future Inn, Cardiff

AWHOCS Meeting

14 - 14 Jun 2019

MRC, Llandrindod Wells

Partners

Welsh Government

Welsh Local Government Associates (WLGA)

Social Care Wales

Care Inspectorate Wales

Care Forum Wales

Association of Directors of Education in Wales (ADEW)

Older People’s Commissioner for Wales