Older Peoples Advocate
The Role of the Older Peoples Advocate
- providing a focus for individual older people and representative groups from the voluntary and community sector to highlight issues that are of concern for older people;
- bringing these issues and concerns to the attention of the Junior Ministers in the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister;
- providing Junior Ministers with an analysis based on the views of the voluntary and community sector on the impact and practical out workings of policies and strategies aimed at older people;
- facilitating public consultation events on the proposed role, remit and powers of an Older Peoples Commissioner.
- where appropriate co-chair with OFMDFM officials such meeting that are considered necessary with representative from the older peoples sector (the advocate may chair other meetings as he/she deems necessary with the sector).
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The closing date for applications is 5pm Monday 9th June 2008. Please return all completed forms to Ruth Fiddis, Older Peoples Team, Room E3.18 Castle Buildings, Stomont, Belfast, BT4 3SR, or e-mail ruth.fiddis@ofmdfmni.gov.uk or fax 028 9052 3323 (followed by a hard copy).
