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Policies for peace of mind?
— Devolution and older age in the UK | | Author(s) | James McCormick, Eleanor McDowell, Andrew Harris |
| Corporate Author | Institute for Public Policy Research - IPPR |
| Publisher | Institute for Public Policy Research - IPPR, London, October 2009 |
| Pages | 37 pp (Politics of Ageing working paper, no 2) |
| Source | Download from website: http://www.ippr.org |
| Keywords | Social policy ; Government administration ; Decentralised ; Wales ; Scotland ; Northern Ireland ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | This paper considers the changing landscape of policy and practice for older people since 2000 and how this varies across the four countries of the United Kingdom. The authors draw mainly on desk review of published documents, supplemented by interviews with a few policymakers, to reflect on UK Government reforms over this period as well as the early choices made by the devolved administrations, which have varying powers. They consider measures such as Public Service Agreement (PSA) 17 and Opportunity Age indicators; discuss the UK Government's ageing strategy, 'Building a society for all'; and examine the contribution of LinkAge Plus (LAP) and Partnerships for Older People's Projects (POPPs). Older people's policies in Scotland's devolved administration covers free personal care and nursing care; warm housing and supported living; concessionary travel; and scrutiny and advocacy. For Wales, the first and second phases of the 10-year Strategy for older people, and the scrutiny role of the Commissioner for Older People are examined. In Northern Ireland, 'Ageing in an inclusive society' (2005), and anti-poverty and social inclusion policies have been published. The authors conclude that it is still too early to assess what difference devolution has made to outcomes for older people, but that strengths can be identified for each country. |
| Accession Number | CPA-091027202 E |
| Classmark | TM2: VK: 5DA: 9: 9A: 9Y: 8 |
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