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Older people : abuse
— [question for short debate, 1 February 2007] | | Author(s) | Sally Greengross |
| Corporate Author | House of Lords |
| Journal title | Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) House of Lords Official Report, 1 February 2007 |
| Pages | HL Deb 1 February 2007, cols 336-338 |
| Source | Download from website (26/02/07): http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200607/... |
| Keywords | Financial services [older people] ; Elder abuse. |
| Annotation | Baroness Greengross asked Her Majesty's Government: What steps they will take following the report by Action on Elder Abuse on money taken from older people by their families and carers. Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Minister of State, Department of Health) responded that "it is a very interesting report and confirms that there are serious problems to deal with. The Government are giving every consideration to measures which will effectively tackle the growing concern in our society on this matter. Older people and adults with disabilities have the right to expect that everything is done to minimise the risk of abuse.". The debate included questions from Baroness Barker (Liberal Democrat) on whether the Minister accepts that the lack of a clear definition of financial abuse itself leads to abuse. "Does he also accept that there is a plethora of guidance available to different people - on the web, for example _ but that some of it is conflicting, and that there is therefore a case for consolidated guidance that is available to private institutions such as banks, statutory authorities, family and informal carers, so that there is a common basis upon which to detect and prevent financial abuse of older people?" The Minister stated that financial abuse is defined in the "No secrets" document; and accepting that the AEA definition is wider, the question of wider guidance would be considered in the context of research that was being undertaken. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-100528209 E |
| Classmark | J: QNT * |
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