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Giving older people a voice
— the case for an Older People's Commissioner for England | | Author(s) | Paul Burstow , Joan Bakewell, Sarah Rochira, Esther Rantzen |
| Corporate Author | CentreForum |
| Publisher | CentreForum [now Education Policy Institute], London, 2013 |
| Pages | 43 pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.centreforum.org/assets/pubs/giving-olde... |
| Keywords | Ombudsman ; Rights [elderly] ; Social policy ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | Northern Ireland and Wales already have an Older People's Commissioner. This report calls for the position to be established in England, where over 80% of the UK's population lives. The Care Bill before Parliament in 2013 should have been amended to include such provision for the creation of an independent Older People's Commissioner to represent and protect older people's interests in England. Esther Rantzen, Chair of the Silver Line, notes in the Foreword that similar positions representing disabled people and children have made a difference in representing their needs. Paul Burstow presents the case for an Older People's Commissioner for England, while Baroness Joan Bakewell considers why the case for a commissioner grows ever more pressing. Sarah Rochira, the serving Older People's Commissioner for Wales describes her statutory powers and how they can make a difference. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160708001 E |
| Classmark | PCO: IKR: TM2: 8 |
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