There may not be enough directors of adult social services to lead all the unitary councils being created through reorganisation, the president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has warned.
Phil Holmes, director of adults, health and wellbeing at Doncaster MBC, said Government initiatives to improve the pipeline of would-be directors were welcome but added: ‘We can't magic these leaders out of thin air. There is a risk of a number of councils being established without people who can successfully steer adult social care.'
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