Ann Graham: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of Children's Services at the London Borough of Haringey and President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS)
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism, Adult social care & reform
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 4 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“In my role as president, I am who I am and that's visible to all. I hope people will be able to see me and know there are possibilities – that being the president is achievable to others.”
What Ann Graham has said
“Reform must be comprehensive, coherent and delivered in genuine partnership with local authorities, schools, health and families”
Incoming president of ADCS for 2026-27, director of children's services at Haringey LBC · Learning disability & autism · 8 Sept 2026 · Ann Graham: Send plan must consider wider context ↗
“We know that the stability in the workforce is critical, and at this moment, it doesn't seem like the capacity is out there.”
incoming president of ADCS for 2026-27, and director of children's services at Haringey LBC · Learning disability & autism · 8 Sept 2026 · ADCS president on the ‘capacity’ challenges ↗
“errors could be 'easily' avoided if AI-generated reports were carefully reviewed before being used”
president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services; corporate director of children's services at Haringey LBC · Adult social care & reform · 8 Sept 2026 · EXCLUSIVE: Social workers ‘unable to back up AI evidence in court’ ↗
“The direction of travel is right. The question is whether the pace of change matches the urgency of the cohort's circumstances, and whether what emerges from these reviews and plans truly meets the needs of a more complex, more vulnerable group of children.”
President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2026-27, and Director of Children's Services at Haringey LBC · Learning disability & autism · 8 Sept 2026 · Ann Graham: Reforming custody for children ↗
Where Ann Graham has been quoted
- New ADCS president picks up leadership baton with call to prioritise adolescentscommunitycare.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026
- Ann Graham: Send plan must consider wider contextlgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
- ADCS president on the ‘capacity’ challengeslgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
- EXCLUSIVE: Social workers ‘unable to back up AI evidence in court’lgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
- Ann Graham: Reforming custody for childrenlgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
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