Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
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2. Tak<strong>in</strong>g Control and Stand<strong>in</strong>g Up for Yourself<br />
The last PIP said:<br />
• people should have access to the <strong>in</strong>formation and support they need to know<br />
the options they have and make their views known<br />
• people need to have more control over their own lives and should be able<br />
to access direct payments if they want.<br />
What have we done?<br />
• <strong>in</strong> <strong>Dundee</strong> 283 people with learn<strong>in</strong>g disabilities now have personal plans<br />
and 3 are receiv<strong>in</strong>g direct payments. Some people get money from the<br />
Independent Liv<strong>in</strong>g Fund (ILF)<br />
• we have reviewed advocacy services<br />
• the SAY Group at Advocat<strong>in</strong>g Together has been talk<strong>in</strong>g with people who<br />
are ready to leave school about a number of issues, and there is a ‘Your Say’<br />
newsletter that provides <strong>in</strong>formation to people.<br />
What do you th<strong>in</strong>k?<br />
• people with learn<strong>in</strong>g disabilities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Dundee</strong> th<strong>in</strong>k that hav<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />
advocates is a good idea because it helps them speak up for themselves.<br />
They also th<strong>in</strong>k that self advocacy is a good idea. They would like to see<br />
more of both<br />
• some people have experience of a high turnover of workers and want a<br />
longer term commitment from <strong>in</strong>dependent advocates<br />
• there are different views about the role of advocacy. Some people see<br />
Advocates as help<strong>in</strong>g people make their views known and others thought<br />
they had a role to safeguard people’s rights<br />
• it is seen as positive that Independent Advocacy services have been reviewed<br />
so that there will be a better idea of the services that are still needed, and<br />
how to organise them<br />
8 PARTNERSHIP IN PRACTICE 2007-2010