The unique combination of information resource and working tool remains the first choice throughout the profession. The 2012 edition is, as ever, carefully updated and will be readily to hand all day, every day throughout the year.

Social Care Directory contents for 2012 include:
	All Social Service and Social Work Departments, Health and Social Service Boards and Probation areas throughout the United Kingdom, fully updated, including Community Mental Health Teams and Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service.
	‘Safeguarding Children’ section with contact details for Local Safeguarding Children Boards, Children & Family Court Advisory & Support Services, Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration, Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency
	Full Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) listings and contact details
	‘Care Standards’ section with contact details for the Independent Safeguarding Authority, Care Quality Commission, Ofsted, Care Standards and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales, Northern Ireland Social Care Council, Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
	Youth Justice section with contact details for Youth Offending Teams in England & Wales, Community Service Projects in Northern Ireland
	Quick guide, accurate summaries of relevant law for Social Workers, covering Asylum, Immigration, Race Relations & Discrimination, Children & the Family, Caring & Disability, Gender & Sexuality, Mental Health, Human Rights and UN Conventions on the Rights of the Child and the Rights of People with Disabilities
	Section on ‘Scots Law’
	Concise, easy to use and accurate Financial Benefits/Credits information and Rates Section to assist with assessment and advice
	Skills for Care and Children’s Work Force Development Council contact details and Post Qualifying Training and Education arrangements
	Directory of Organisations, including specialist sections covering Addiction & Dependency, Children & Families, Counselling & Therapy, Disability & Illness, Discrimination & Immigration, Services for Older People and Mental Health
	Details of relevant Central Government Departments, including the Welsh Assembly, Scottish Executive, Northern Ireland Assembly and other public bodies.

For information regarding the style and content of the Diary section of this Directory please refer to our calendar diary page