Rachael Wardell: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of Children's Services in Surrey and immediate past president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services
- Quoted on
- Adult social care & reform, Learning disability & autism
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“I think it's completely reasonable for there to be grant conditions attached, and for us to abide by them and report on them.”
What Rachael Wardell has said
“Open communication, transparency, and visible improvements are the only ways to rebuild that confidence.”
President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) · Learning disability & autism · 8 Sept 2026 · Rachael Wardell: Send reform must restore trust ↗
“Councils must be trusted to interpret the provisions of the legislation in ways that reflect local strengths and communities”
President of the Association of Directors of Children's Services · Learning disability & autism · 8 Sept 2026 · Rachael Wardell: Children’s bill needs local flexibility ↗
Where Rachael Wardell has been quoted
- Councils risk losing social care reform funding if they divert it to cover spending pressures, MacAlister warnscommunitycare.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Rachael Wardell: Send reform must restore trustlgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
- Rachael Wardell: Children’s bill needs local flexibilitylgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
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