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violence or exploitation’.1 Older people must not be placed at risk of abuse or neglect. Agencies must work together to safeguard individuals, to uphold an individual’s fundamental right to be safe, to minimise ... who are subject to a safeguarding investigation. The Welsh Government and local authorities should work with 1 Welsh Government (2010) The Right
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newsletter edition, detailing their journey so far through Wales as members of team HOPE. They’ve been working on a volunteer handbook as well as a volunteer training package and look forward to seeing them ... the organisation, local partners and services in their areas. This has helped them build strong working relationships with valuable contacts, meaning we’ve been able to recruit volunteers and help spread
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advocacy under the Act. Support the development of sustainable models for advocacy service delivery. Work with new and existing service providers to ensure they are tender ready for statutory advocacy commissioning ... bodies and service providers in using resources more efficiently to support well-being outcomes. Work with representative groups of potential service users and carers to raise awareness of advocacy in
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Particular areas of focus in financial services in the recent past have been payment systems (including work on the future of cheques); access to banking more generally (for example accessibility of telephone ... including consumers. The PSR may benefit from some of the FCA’s recent work on engagement with consumer groups and should work with FCA colleagues to develop a culture which understands consumer issues
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despite the introduction of the Equality Act 2010. We believe that everyone should be able to remain in work as long as they desire and are capable of doing so, and no-one should be disadvantaged because of ... believe that work is needed to increase knowledge and raise awareness of the rights of older people across Wales. The Welsh Government has stated that it is taking forward a programme of work that aims to
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into a care home 13 10 Other entitlements at retirement 13 10.1 Stopping work before reaching State Pension age 13 10.2 Working after State Pension age 13 Age UK factsheet 19 April 2024 State Pension Page ... Checking your NI record 21 12.2 NI contributions in work 21 12.3 NI credits 22 12.4 Voluntary NI contributions 24 Useful organisations 25 Age UK 27 Support our work 27 Glossary AA – Attendance Allowance ADP –
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client group. The reduction is from 44 to 41 services. There are 54 full time paid advocates working across Wales with 10 of those delivering advocacy specifically to older people. Both these figures ... of those delivering advocacy specifically to older people. There are 51 volunteer advocates working in a variety of advocacy services across Wales. There are 21 fewer paid advocates and 15 fewer
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landlords and tenants varied. Those in regulated tenancies had good and bad experiences. However, clear working practices were generally being pursued with those in assured shorthold tenancies n insecurity of ... were widowed or divorced. Others lived with their spouse or with adult children. Some were still working and others were retired. Although some people were in good health, the majority had some sort of
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Age Cymru runs an advocacy project to help people participate and engage
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Age Cymru aims protect adults who come into contact with Age Cymru, through any of our activities, from abuse and neglect.
