About the Adult Services Department

• Management structure
• Consultation and involvement
• Departmental procedures
• Research

Adult Services: Life opportunities for all

Our vision

To support the development of thriving communities in which all people have real life opportunities, to make their own choices and contribute to their communities.

We will achieve this by:

• focusing on delivering the best possible outcomes for Hampshire residents, and the most vulnerable members of the community
• learning from communities, valuing their diversity and ensuring equality of access to services
• providing strong and effective leadership for staff, ensuring they are equipped with the appropriate tools to undertake their work
• being accountable to the community through our elected members
• delivering our services within the corporate framework of the County Council
• working in partnership with internal and external partners in order to achieve best outcomes
• regularly reviewing and improving our performance, ensuring that we are open, transparent and honest in all that we do

Annual performance assessment of social care services for Adult Services 2007-08

The performance summary report summarises the findings of the 2008 annual performance assessment (APA) process of social care services for Adult Services for Hampshire County Council.

Adult Social Care performance judgements for 2007-08

Areas for judgement	Grade awarded
Delivering Outcomes	Good
Capacity to Improve (Combined judgement)	Excellent
Performance Rating	3 star

For more information please download either of the following

• The Performance Summary Report  405kb: Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
• How they did it from 2007-2008: Hampshire County Council's EasyRead version of the report by CSCI

Data Protection

It’s essential that we keep accurate details about the work we do and the people we deal with. This helps us provide as efficient a service as possible, ensures we comply with the law, and, very importantly, means we can be held accountable for what we do.

For more information on Data Protection see the Hampshire County Council Data Protection information pages