Older People's Commissioner for Wales explained
The Older People's Commissioner for Wales is responsible for protecting older people's rights as set out in the United Nations Principles for Older Persons.[1]
The Commissioner's function is to advocate for the rights of people older than 60 and other people who use services for older people in Wales.[2]
The Older People's Commissioner has a team of staff based in Cardiff[3]
The Commissioner has successfully advocated for a number of policies including free prescription charges.[4] The Welsh Government released a policy strategy document, "Older People's Strategy" as recommended by the Commissioner.[5]
The Commissioner is the first older people's commissioner anywhere in the world.
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Notes and References
- act. 2006. 30. Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006.
- Williams . Iwan . 2017-08-10 . About the Commissioner - The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales is an independent voice . Sefydliad Materion Cymreig Institute of Welsh Affairs . en.
- Web site: Get in touch . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240901144050/https://olderpeople.wales/contact-us/ . 2024-09-01 . 2024-09-30 . Older People's Commissioner for Wales.
- Doheny . Shane . Milbourne . Paul . 2008-06-11 . Modernization and Devolution: Delivering Services for Older People in Rural Areas of E ngland and W ales . Social Policy & Administration . en . 47 . 5 . 501–519 . 10.1111/j.1467-9515.2012.00870.x . 0144-5596.
- Mordey . Marc . 2011-12-09 . What Wales can teach the world . Working with Older People . en . 15 . 4 . 153–163 . 10.1108/13663661111191275 . 1366-3666.
