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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).

IMCA: Out of Borough Referrals

IMCA referrals do not follow the general eligibility criteria for people residing in Camden. The Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice states that the IMCA service to be instructed is the one which ‘works wherever the person is at the time that the person needs support and representation’ (S.10.12).

This applies to people who are ordinary residents of Camden but are currently residing in another borough e.g., in a supported living arrangement. In this case you will need to make a referral to the relevant IMCA service within the borough.

Referral forms are provided in the links below.

Last updated: 20 July 2023