Our Work
Rapid Review of Unpaid Carers' Needs and Rights
Welsh Government Rapid Review of Unpaid Carers’ Needs and Rights ADSS Cymru has been asked by the Welsh Government to review the extent to which carers’ needs are being me...
Delivering Transformation Grant - Archive
Our workstreams for 2017-18 were: Delivering More Effective Services Prevention and Early Intervention Read the final publication here Our workstreams for 2018-19 were: ...
Domiciliary Care Feasibility Study
Domiciliary Care Franchise / Cooperative Model Feasibility Study Background to the study Since the autumn in 2022, ADSS Cymru have been working with social care leaders and other k...
Information for the public - Where can I get support?
Are you looking for help in relation to a social care or safeguarding matter for yourself, a loved one, or someone you are concerned about? The following information is to help members of the publi...
EU Settlement Scheme - Newfields Law Webinar
As the UK prepares to end its relationship with the European Union it is important that EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members secure their long term rights by securing a status via the E...
Brexit Transition Support
ADSS Cymru is working to ensure that social services departments and the social care sector as a whole are supported in preparing for leaving the EU on Friday 31 January 2020. We are working with o...
Our Work
The Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS) Cymru is the professional and strategic leadership organisation for social services in Wales. It is composed of statutory directors of social ser...
National Policy Development
ADSS Cymru continues to work with Welsh Government and others partners and stakeholders including WLGA, to ensure effective implementation of national policy and subsequent service change, playing a k...
Safeguarding Leadership Group
The Safeguarding Leadership Group is a multi-agency group and takes lead responsibility for coordinating ADSS Cymru’s policy on adults’ and children’s safeguarding issues. The gro...
Workforce Leadership Group
The Workforce Leadership Group commenced in February 2021 and will focus on developing the priorities for ADSS Cymru around the implementation of the National Health and Social Care Workforce Strategy...
Delivering Transformation Grant
ADSS Cymru has received Delivering Transformation Grant funding from Welsh Government, which is issued annually, since 2016 for work to improve outcomes through the implementation of new legislation &...
Leading on the language of choice
A key aspect of the skills required by our workforce is the ability to deliver on the requirements of the Welsh Government strategy Mwy na geiriau / More than just words – to ensure Welsh speake...
