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collaborative working. Baroness Jolly introduced the second speaker, Ingrid Koehler, Senior Policy Researcher at the Local Government Information Unit. Ingrid Koehler – Ingrid began by explaining that social
however the role needs to extend beyond the Strategy. Engagement in public policy should include research, evidence collection, responding to consultations, sharing market insight with relevant government
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delivery is the need to provide appropriate support to help people back to work where this is possible. Research commissioned by Age UK has highlighted the difficulties that some older jobseekers experience with