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Social Care

Department of Social Care
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ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL CARE

Virtually everyone will receive assistance from the Department of Social Care at one or more points in their lives. We:

The political head of the Department is the Minister for Social Care who is supported currently by 3 Members of Tynwald. The Department is managed by a Chief Executive who is accountable to the Minister for the operational and financial management of the Department.

To support the Minister and Members of the Department in the exercise of their functions, the resources of the Department are organised in 3 Divisions which provide public services, supported by a Corporate Services Division to ensure the effective overall management of the Department.

In Housing, a team of only 20 is managing the most ambitious house-building programme since the 1950s to build hundreds of homes while helping thousands of current and prospective tenants and first-time buyers.

In Social Security, a team of only 80 is administering and enforcing a complex, diverse welfare system, paying over £240m annually to over 30,000 recipients.

In Social Services, there is a team of nearly 1,000, the large majority of whom are providing care directly to the public, in many cases 24 hours a day, every day. This team includes:

In addition there is a Corporate Services team of only 30 who provide a wide range of support services including policy, legal, financial, ICT and other necessary activities to what is a large, complex and diverse Department.

Minister for Department of Social Care

Chris Robertshaw MHK
Chris Robertshaw MHK
Markwell House
Market Street,
Douglas, IM1 2RZ
Telephone: +44 (0)1624 686202

Members for the Department of Social Care

Richard Ronan
Mr R A Ronan MHK
Markwell House
Market Street,
Douglas, IM1 2RZ
Telephone: +44 (0)1624 686202

Leonard Singer
Mr L I Singer MHK
Markwell House
Market Street,
Douglas, IM1 2RZ
Telephone: +44 (0)1624 686202
Downloadable Documents
Acrobat PDF FileDSC Service Delivery Plan 2012-13 (417 kb)
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Acrobat PDF FileDSC - What you can expect from us (576 kb)
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Acrobat PDF FileChild Complaints Leaflet (248 kb)
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How to make a complaint to the Department
Acrobat PDF FileComments and Compliments Leaflet (278 kb)
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Getting Things Right - who can I contact for help
Acrobat PDF FileEasy Read Complaints Leaflet (126 kb)
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Comments and Complaints Leaflet in easy read version

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