Response 746163328

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Definition of Advocacy

1. Do you agree with the definition of advocacy?

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Principle: Independence

3. Do you agree with the principle of “independence”?

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4. Do you agree with the standards?

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5. Is anything missing from the standards and if so, what?

Advocacy services should not be provided by the local authority.

Principle - Person Centred

6. Do you agree with the principle of “person centred”?

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7. Do you agree with the standards?

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Principle - Accessible

9. Do you agree with the principle of “accessible”?

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10. Do you agree with the standards?

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Principle - Trained

12. Do you agree with the principle of “trained”?

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13. Do you agree with the standards?

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Principle - Quality Assurance

15. Do you agree with the principle of “quality assurance”?

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16. Do you agree with the standards?

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Impact Assessments

18. Are you aware of any impacts on groups who share protected characteristics that we have not identified here?

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21. If yes, please provide details:

"A parent would be able to seek advocacy support to assist with their disabled child’s application for assistance, particularly if the child or young person wished to ensure their own voice was heard."
What if the views of the child with the disability differ from those of the parent who doesn't have a disability? Would an advocacy worker be allocated for both the parent and the child?
In this situation, would the parent still be entitled to an advocate if they did not have a disability but their child did?

22. Are you aware of any impacts on businesses which are not identified here?

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24. Are you aware of any impacts on island communities which are not identified here?

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About you

Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?

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