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age group having seen a 10% rise in the year to March 2016. The 50-59 age group is the second fastest growing group, with the numbers rising by 6% over the same period.1 From 2002 to 2016 the number of older ... prisoners aged 50-59 has more than doubled with 25 older prisoners in 2016 for every 10 in 2002. From 2002 to 2016 the number of older prisoners aged over 60 has nearly trebled with 29 older prisoners in 2016
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engagement.1 In our own Age UK survey we found that 41% of people over retirement age in the UK volunteer on a regular basis (this could be formally or informally).2 Similarly, Government surveys in England have ... health and quality of life. Older volunteers report that their volunteering: • gives them a role in life and a sense of being needed and respected, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 • decreases mortality and improves self-rated
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London WC1H 9NA T 0800 169 80 80 F 020 3033 1000 E policy@ageuk.org.uk www.ageuk.org.uk Age UK is a charitable company limited by guarantee and registered in England (registered charity number 1128267 ... country's largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We believe in a world where everyone can love later life and we work every day to achieve this. We help more than 5m
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including
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Independent advocacy is a vital service for individuals to ensure that the person (and their well-being outcomes) is placed at the centre of the work of support services. Independent advocacy gives citizens ... Advocacy Counts 6 (2018). The Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014 places a requirement on local authorities to make advocacy available for all individuals in Wales in certain circumstances including
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those responsible for committing Cyber Crime through prosecution and disruption those most vulnerable to Cyber Crime individuals from getting involved in Cyber Crime, moving deeper into Cyber Crime and/or ... training and building strong relationships with Industry and Academia Remit of the RCCU RCCU created to focus on the most serious Cyber Crime offences: • Computer / Network Intrusion (Hacking) • Malware
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role is then set out in Chapter 13 of the Code, “When is an individual appropriate or inappropriate to act as an advocate?” This resource reviews what the Code says about the role of the appropriate individual2 ... carers and citizens to consider. Assessing need for independent professional advocacy Chapter 8 of the Code states that independent professional advocacy under the Act “is specific to supporting an individual
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care for older people in Wales' focuses on the provision of domiciliary care in Wales and how it faces a challenging future
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champion arts and creativity in care homes, and can support care homes, their staff and residents in a number of ways.
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Counts 8 A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales with a particular focus on older people Contents 1. Executive Summary 3 2. A review of advocacy services for adults in Wales 4 with a particular ... volunteers 6 Advocacy services funded specifically for older people in Wales 7 Advocacy services for a wider client group but older people are 7 supported as part of the service Language 8 Quality and standards
