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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

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