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Nick Stacey and Kent Social Services
— a study in leadership | | Author(s) | Don Brand |
| Publisher | Brand Book, Faversham, 2009 |
| Pages | 66 pp |
| Source | Brand Book, PO Box 254, Selling, Faversham, Kent ME13 3AG. |
| Keywords | Social Services Departments ; Biographies ; Kent. |
| Annotation | Nick Stacey was a leading Director of Social Services for 14 years, 11 of them in Kent, one of the largest local authorities in the country. This period coincided with the formative years of social service departments (SSDs), created in 1971 to provide cradle-to-grave social care alongside health care from the NHS. The departments reflected the vision of the Seebohm Committee in 1968 for an integrated, family orientated, community-focused service, able to cater for the whole range of social problems they were likely to face. Stacey's background as an Anglican priest with no social work training and limited local government experience made a controversial appointment as chief officer in Kent County Council. However, using experience and evidence gained in his post, Stacey made Kent into one of the leading social service departments in the country with a national reputation for innovation and a strong influence on government policy. This booklet gives an account of how Stacey went about providing leadership, creating change and initiating development, and some of the lessons learnt in the process. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091112201 B |
| Classmark | PF: 67: 8K |
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