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and Age NI. Please note this submission relates to our experience in England only. 1. Summary of key points 1.1. Age UK strongly supported the development and implementation of the Mental Capacity Act ... day to day practice across the board in social care, health and the financial services sectors. A key barrier remains the very low level of awareness of the legislation among professionals, individuals
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banking markets. We also make some brief points in response to the questions on the consumer landscape. Key points and recommendations 1. We support the continued existence of sector specific consumer representative ... conditions or sensory impairments, and having caring responsibilities. 5. Given that digital exclusion is a key barrier, the Government should add a switching principle on accessibility: Consumers should be able
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further developments. Flexible working is an all-embracing term that should be considered from three key perspectives – hours of work, how and where work is done, and how jobs are structured. From the point ... developed to improve performance management in view of differentiated working patterns. They are key facilitators in ensuring that flexibility has a positive outcome for both parties. • Awareness of
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Approach to Statutory Advocacy Services for children includes a suite of commissioning tools which help key stakeholders to interpret terms within the regulations, such as “sufficient” numbers of staff, which ... raising serious concerns (which should be cited in the statutory guidance on Regulation 20), and other key policies (eg, on safeguarding and co-production) and guidance documents relevant to the sector, including
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number 6825798). The registered address is Tavis House 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. 2 Key points and recommendations 1. AgeUK welcomes the publication of the cash savings market study report ... sale We agree with the proposals set out in paragraph 9.12. In terms of presentation, we suggest that key information is presented free of clutter in a font size that makes it easy to read and leads the eye
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issues to do with later life. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Summary and key points Although pensioner poverty has fallen since the mid-1990s, there are still 1.6 million pensioners ... Age UK provided support for a paper by Portes looking at intergenerational equity. This sets out key questions for framing policy analysis which include: fiscal policy, labour markets, pensions, social
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job quality, and to help the UK move towards a high-skills, high-productivity, high-wage economy. Key points and recommendations • To improve job quality, more must be done to tackle age discrimination ... provided some detail on the nature of self-employment, and also raised the ageing workforce as one of the key issues. The over 50s make up the bulk of the recent rise in self-employment, although this is partly
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complexity in each category, with age discrimination claims placed in the third and most complex. Key points and recommendations We accept that the Employment Tribunal system is far from perfect, but ... (ex-)employees, and to act as an incentive to employers to improve workplace practices. It is essential these key aims are included. In addition, the stated aim is to encourage early settlement of claims. While we
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volunteers to provide advocacy support to older people and carers so they themselves can help shape the key decisions affecting their lives. Project manager Louise Hughes says: “HOPE will support people to improve ... servants, including First Ministers. Phyllis would not hesitate to support us by sharing her views with key decision makers to help progress our work. To say we will miss Phyllis is a huge understatement. We
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learners will: 1. Be able to describe what advocacy is and why it is important 2. Have identified the key principles of advocacy and understand why independence is important 3. Recognise what barriers there ... services or not using local facilities enough 3. Continuity Having a past, present and future with key people and events in your life Meaningful relationships which last over time, planning out your life’s
