highlighting where we have made responses to the specific questions posed. KEY POINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS • The starting point for reform of the DoLS must be to protect and promote the human rights ... of the current DoLS regime, adequate resources to ensure effective implementation of any new scheme will be crucial. • A core principle of the new scheme should be that restrictive care or treatment should
homes a free training resource to support relationships with older carers and families. This guide will: Share some supportive strategies to ensure the best transition possible Share real life-giving examples ... following Welsh Government guidelines, our office is closed. Therefore, there will be a delay in sending you the guide, but this will be sent as soon as possible. Age Cymru and Carers Trust Wales are working
people would not experience barriers to independent living. They will enjoy good health; live safely; will be free from discrimination; and will remain actively engaged within their community. By developing
advice models, however we remain of the view that no advice is better than bad advice and that it will not be in the interests of older consumers if access to advice is increased but consumer protection ... retirement including into later older age. It is important that the Advice Unit consider how new models will meet the needs of consumers throughout their lives and not simply whilst saving and at retirement
savings market study to see whether competition in this market is working well for consumers. The study will examine competition in the market and any obstacles to consumers switching their savings between accounts ... the UK and also offer a range of commercial products tailored to older people. Key points and recommendations An estimated £12bn is lost to savers every year, because people don’t move their money to the
to deliver their competition policy, firm supervision and enforcement work. Key points and recommendations We strongly agree that, in some circumstances, it is more efficient for the regulator to play ... stopping unsuitable products from entering the market and by stopping excessive charging. We recommend that the FCA measures its performance against key consumer principles, applying them in a practical
Cymru will be to ensure that older people’s position is strengthened, not weakened, by any possible changes to equalities and human rights legislation. 4. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU will not automatically ... working time. 12. It will ultimately be up to the UK Government of the day to set out what they see as the necessary and appropriate legal protections for workers. However, there will be no underpinning
new requirements placed upon local authorities it is anticipated that demand for advocacy services will continue to grow and therefore the availability and sustainability of services is a priority for all ... the survey suggest that cases are becoming increasingly complex and timeconsuming and that this too will have an impact on the sustainability of services in the future. Acknowledgements Age Cymru are grateful
Many of these carers are unaware of their rights and the support that’s available to them. This guide will tackle this, setting out what unpaid carers’ rights are, and mapping the various kinds of support ... assistance from your local authority about support services like practical help at home, support groups near you, or counselling to help deal with stress • Have help looking after yourself, including the right
Head to the individual pages for the relevant benefits within our Claiming Benefits section and it will explain how to claim. If you think a decision made about your benefits is wrong, you can ask the office