1. Research Governance Resource Pack 2010 Paul Dolan Birmingham City Council on behalf of ADASS Standards & Performance Network Chairs: Paul Najsarek & Sarah Norman October 2010

2. Changes since 2005 Structural and organisational changes in social care and NHS. ADASS proposals of 2007- now partly superseded by changes in NRES But research culture still not woven into the fabric of CSSRs. Bricks and straw

3. Welcome the Pack 2 nd ed ADASS welcomes the publication of this pack as in 2005! Contains authoritative information for RG leads and their Directors in local authorities Also references and sources useful for researchers Places research governance in specific social care context of research regulation, and distinguished from ADASS’s refreshed review system. Inclusive definition of research Supports local authority staff and gives good practice examples including service user involvement

4. Why ADASS continues to support Research Governance Research governance to strengthen quality appraisal not just risk avoidance Similar aims - improving standards in health and social care research for the vulnerable, and distinct from NHS Local evidence from national and local research needs to be of good quality