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Advocacy

“Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need...Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.” Action for Advocacy

Advocacy

The Camden and Islington Integrated Advocacy Service (CIIAS) was commissioned jointly with Islington Council in 2022 and is delivered by Rethink Advocacy.  The CIIAS provides Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA),  Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Co-ordination of Paid Relevant Person Representatives (PRPR), Court of Protection 1.2 Representative (CoP), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), Independent Care and Support Advocacy / Advocacy under the Care Act (ICSA) Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA) and Non-statutory Advocacy.

Further details can be found in the Camden and Islington Integrated Advocacy Service Local Operating Procedure (LOP). 

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard (DoLS)

The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards introduced further roles for IMCAs. DoLS 39A IMCAs only deal with issues relating to deprivation of liberty applications/authorisations.

DoLS Eligibility Criteria

The relevant person must be 18 years or over. In these cases the IMCA is there to ensure that decisions made are the least restrictive and in the relevant person’s best interests.

DoLS Referral Information

DoLS 39A referrals will require the sharing of the following DoLS forms:

• Form 1 – Request for Standard Authorisation and Urgent Authorisation

Last updated: 20 July 2023