Meeting - Information and Advice and the Advocacy Network

Dear Colleague

 

With the advent of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act (2014), (SSWBA) Information, Advice and Assistance and Advocacy all have specific new legislative requirements.

 

Powys County Council are looking, in depth, at the requirements under The Act and PAVO's health and social care team are aiming to help facilitate meaningful engagement and co-production in these key areas of The Act.  

 

Currently, many Sector colleagues are funded to provide "Information and Advice" as part of their Service Level Agreements with both the Health Board and Council. Additionally, higher end Advocacy services are also commissioned with specific organisations.

 

PAVO chairs the Powys Advocacy Network and our next meeting is on the 30th January, 1.30pm - 4:00 p.m. in PAVO Conference Room notice of the meeting has already been circulated several times to Powys Advocacy Network members.

 

As an update, we have been liaising with Senior Commissioning Managers in Adult Social Care and Dominique Jones from Adult Social Services has been asked to come to our next meeting to communicate the Council's understanding of the legislative requirements and operationally, their views on direction of travel, explaining the difference between Information/Advice and Assistance as it pertains to Prevention/Early Intervention, and more high end Advocacy needs.

 

We have also asked Huw Davies from Age Cymru's Golden Thread programme to share his views with the Sector given his remit from Welsh Government and his knowledge of The Act.

 

This meeting is open to anyone who provides Information/Advice, Assistance and/or Advocacy in Powys.  This includes local community support bureaux, specific advice organisations such as CAB, mental health advice/information provision and anyone currently either commissioned to provide such services or those likely to wish to be involved in any future tendering or commissioned services.

 

Please do let us know if you wish to attend by completing the online registration form as we'll need to know for room numbers.  

 

Any questions, please contact Freda Lacey, Senior Officer, Health and Social Care or myself.