Dorset Supporting People aim to make their role as open as possible. If you wish to complain about your service or about the Supporting People team, please go to Comments, compliments and complaints.

For an interactive Directory of Supporting People services in Dorset, please go to Supporting People Service Directory.

If you need assistance in reading these pages, or know someone who does, please use the Accessibility panel found at the bottom of each page.

What's new on this website?

• The Supporting People webpages are being updated to reflect the changes to the Programme. More information will be posted as it becomes available.

• Meetings and Minutes

  This page provides information and minutes from several of the meeting groups that help to run the Supporting People Programme.

• News and events

  Up to date local, regional and national news and opportunities, including the Dorset Supporting People newsletter.

• Information for service users

  Do you need help to live independently? The role of the Dorset Supporting People team is to make sure that a range of good quality support services are available to help people live as independently as possible.

• Strategies and policies

  View the Dorset Supporting People five-year strategy along with all related strategies and policies, local and national.

• Information for providers

  These pages aim to give up to date information on all issues affecting the Supporting People programme plus documents to download.

• Comments, compliments and complaints

  We welcome all feedback from anyone who has links with Dorset Supporting People

• Dorset Supporting People consultation

  If you're a service user, a carer, referrer, provider, stakeholder or other partner/agency involved in the Supporting People programme, we would like your views. This page makes available draft documents for both local and national consultations.

• Diversity and equality

  Dorset Supporting People aims to increase understanding of diversity and equality issues within supported housing. This page provides information and links to good practice, training and events.

• Clerical Assistant
  Name: Kim Bennett
  Email: k.bennett@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305 225906
  Fax: 01305 225992
  Full details for Kim Bennett
• Administration Officer
  Name: Patricia Stroud
  Email: p.m.r.stroud@dorsetcc.gov.uk
  Tel: 01305 225902
  Full details for Patricia Stroud