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Lead member seminars: the councillor's role in promoting personalisation and safeguarding

Date/Time: 13 December 2010 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: 13 December: London, March: Manchester
Cost: (ex VAT) £ Free   
Places available 200 places available

A unique, free event exploring both the councillor?s role in making adult social care more service user-focused, and their safeguarding responsibilities in relation to adults in vulnerable circumstances.

The event will aim to:

  • provide an overview of the current context for adult social care, so that leaders in the field can keep at the forefront of developments in policy and delivery
  • clarify the functions and responsibilities of councillors in relation to safeguarding adults in vulnerable circumstances
    give updates on safeguarding policy and practice
  • explore the three-year Putting People First programme, which aims to transform adult social care
  • help individual members in facing local challenges, by providing background material and ideas to support them in their publicly accountable set of responsibilities
  • offer opportunities for discussion and networking


Who is it for?

  • Lead members in adult social care, health and community services
  • Scrutiny members
  • Members in crime and disorder partnerships, and hate crime and domestic abuse/violence partnerships or sub-committees
  • Members involved in community cohesion work
  • Councillors who are members or non-executives of NHS trusts or police authorities
  • Other cabinet members and frontline councillors

 

Speakers

  • Andrew Cozens - Strategic Adviser for Children, Adults and Health Services
  • Jeff Jerome - National Director for Social Care Transformation
  • Councillor David Sprason - Lead Member for Adult Social Care,  Leicestershire County Council

 

For further information or to book your place, please contact:

Kathryn Elliott
email: Kathryn.elliott@local.gov.uk
telephone: 020 7296 6160

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Equality and diversity

The LG Group operates an equal access policy to events, and endeavours to meet delegates' requirements wherever possible. We can provide infomation in different formats as requested. Due to the pressures on the provision of BSL interpreters, the LG Group will need six weeks' notice to provide this service.

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