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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).

General Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for support from the CIIAS, the person must be ‘ordinary residents of Camden’ (i.e., living in Camden, or placed by a Camden social work team in specialist accommodation outside of Camden)
The person must be over 18 years old or over 16 years for IMCA/IMHA referrals.

For details regarding the eligibility criteria for each type of advocacy, please see Section 2 of the Local Operating Procedure. Information can also be found about eligibility in the tabs on the left.

Last updated: 20 July 2023