Our President
Our President
Phil Holmes is the ADASS Vice President from 28 April 2026 to April 2027.
Phil is the Executive Director of Adults, Wellbeing and Culture for the City of Doncaster Council. He’s been a Director of Adult Social Services (DASS) for the past eleven years in two councils. He practiced in London after qualifying as a social worker and later worked in the East Midlands across commissioning and senior management roles.
Phil has had two spells as ADASS Regional Chair for Yorkshire and Humber. He’s also spent time as the ADASS joint lead for social justice and inclusion. Social justice is Phil’s overriding passion and he also leads on preventing homelessness and domestic abuse in Doncaster.
Our Vice President
Rashpal Bishop is ADASS Vice President from 28 April 2026 to April 2027.
Rashpal brings over 30 years of experience as a leader in the public sector, with a career that has spanned various significant roles. Her journey includes serving as Operations Manager at the Independent Office for Police Conduct, where she played a key role in overseeing and scrutinizing decision-making for serious investigations into police conduct. Rashpal also led the Safeguarding/Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) team at Sandwell MBC, ensuring vital protections for vulnerable individuals. She spent 17 years working in the Probation Service as both a Probation Officer and Senior Probation Officer, where she managed teams and supervised offenders in both community and prison settings.
Since July 2021, Rashpal has been the Executive Director of Adult Social Services an Health at Sandwell MBC, where she oversees all aspects of adult social care, including commissioning, direct services, and operational delivery in social work and mental health. In this role, she works closely with health partners at the local level and jointly chairs the Joint Strategic Partnership for the Better Care Fund, ensuring a cohesive approach to care.
