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the local public sector on the key issues affecting services for people in later life within the current climate of spending cuts and public services reform. In summary the areas covered include: • ... Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. 10 Questions for the Local Public Sector 2 Introduction Age UK is a national charity and social enterprise working to transform later life in the UK and overseas. Our vision
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largest charity dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. We provide services and support at a national and local level to inspire, enable and support older people. We stand up and speak ... UK is working with its partner, Age International, to press for a UN convention on the human rights of older people. Closer to home, our network includes Age UK, the three national charities Age Cymru, Age
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street lighting or fear of crime can stop people feeling confident enough to go out at all. While national government can set the framework for age friendly neighbourhoods, it is local government that has ... all ages. Local activists should work with the voluntary sector and community groups to challenge national and local government to listen to older people and invest in age friendly neighbourhoods. 2
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government is consulting on its proposals to restructure the Money Advice Service (MAS), Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS). These proposals follow numerous earlier consultations and reviews ... independence TPAS is widely regarded as a valued and highly effective organisation providing a valuable service. It is important that it retains sufficient independence and is given the time and resources it
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should be able to lead healthy and fulfilled lives, have adequate income, access to high quality services and the opportunity to shape their own future. We seek to provide a strong voice for all older people ... for older people. As more information and services are made available mainly or exclusively online, there are real risks of excluding older people. The National Survey for Wales reports that 49% of people
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solution, agreement or compromise. Mediation is an ‘informal’ service, so avoids any legal action being necessary. To find a local service, you could try contacting: your local authority; an advice ... able to act as intermediaries, by conveying messages between each of the parties. Some mediation services might provide advice or support in regard to alternative options, if you find the other party is
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Organisation (if applicable): Age UK Address: 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NB Please return completed forms to: Post Office Mutualisation Consultation Shareholder Executive Department of Business, ... and deprived urban communities. For the 5.5 million people of pensionable age in the UK using its services, the social value of the post office was estimated to be between £329 million and £1.56 billion
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person-centred service models to identify, and better meet the needs of older carers and carers of people living with dementia, funded by the Welsh Government Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant ... provide timely and person-centred information and advice, enable older carers to influence policy, service design and delivery and decision making by ensuring their voices are heard, and better meet the needs
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Consultation Response Public consultation on the Draft Age Supplement to the Services, Public Functions and Associations Statutory Code of Practice Ref: 514 Date: May 2014 All rights reserved ... Although most provisions in the Act came into effect in 2010, the ban on age discrimination in services, public functions and associations did not come into force until October 2012. This ban is the most
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A national arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme Evaluation Report 2015-2017 Creating artists in residents A DSDC Wales Evaluation on behalf of Age Cymru I haven’t had such a delightful ... report: Algar-Skaife, K., Caulfield, M. & Woods, B. (2017) cARTrefu: Creating artists in residents. A national arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme. Evaluation report 2015-2017. DSDC Wales
