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ADASS Partner Organisations 
ADASS Sponsors 
Adults independent sector bodies with whom ADASS regularly work 
Children’s independent sector bodies with whom ADASS regularly work 
Government Departments / initiatives 
National workforce organisations 
Public Bodies/Independent Organisations 
Regulation and Inspection in Social Care, Health and Education 
Research organisations/think tanks

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ADASS Partner Organisations

ADSS Cymru
Association of Chief Police Officers 
Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS)  
Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW) 
Citizens Advice Bureau  
College of Occupational Therapists 
European Social Network 
Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA) 
Local Government Association (LGA) 
NHS Confederation 
POPPs
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) 
Solace 

ADASS Sponsors

Anite 
BUPA Care Homes 
Community Care 
OLM Group
Tunstall

Adults independent sector bodies with whom ADASS regularly work

Action on Elder Abuse 
Age Concern 
Anchor Housing 
Better Government for Older People 
Carers UK 
Counsel and Care 
Community Service Volunteers (CSV) 
English Community Care Association 
Help the Aged 
Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance 
Mencap 
Mind 
National Care Forum 
National Centre for Independent Living 
Rethink 
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health 
Scope 
Turning Point 

Children’s independent sector bodies with whom ADASS regularly work

A National Voice 
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) 
Barnardos 
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) 
Daycare Trust 
The Fostering Network 
Nacro 
National Children’s Bureau 
NCH, the children's charity 
National Council of Voluntary Child Care Organisations (NCVCCO) 
National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) 
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) 
National Youth Agency 
The Children’s Society 

Government Departments/initiatives

Cabinet Office 
Care Services Efficiency Delivery (CSED) 
Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) 
Department for Communities and Local Government 
Department for Constitutional Affairs 
Department for Culture Media and Sport 
Department for Education and Skills 
Department of Health 
Department for Work and Pensions 
Every Child Matters Change for Children 
HM Treasury 
Home Office 
House of Commons Select Committees 
Integrated Care Network 
National Assembly for Wales 
Northern Ireland Assembly 
Scottish Parliament 
Social Exclusion Unit 
10 Downing Street 
United Kingdom Parliament 
Youth Justice Board for England and Wales 

National workforce organisations

Children’s Workforce Development Council 
General Social Care Council (GSCC) 
Learning and Skills Council 
Local Government Employers 
Skills for Care 
Social Work Recruitment Campaign 

Public Bodies/Independent Organisations

Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) 
Child Support Agency 
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) 
Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) 
Information Commissioner’s Office 
Legal Services Commission 
Local Government Ombudsman 
Office of Fair Trading 
Office of the Children’s Commissioner 
Refugee Council 

Regulation and Inspection in Social Care, Health and Education

Audit Commission 
Charity Commission 
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) 
General Social Care Council (GSCC) 
Healthcare Commission 
Oftsted 
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) 

Research organisations/think tanks

Centre for Crime and Justice Studies 
Centre for Policy on Ageing 
Centre for Policy Studies 
Demos 
Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) 
Ipsos Mori 
Joseph Rowntree Foundation 
Kings Fund 
Knowledge Exchange 
New Local Government Network 
Policy Studies Institute 
Research in Practice 
Research in Practice for Adults