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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 Procedure for Referrals

To discuss a potential referral, the team can be contacted on 0300 790 0559.

To make a referral, you will need to complete the Rethink referral form. The form can also be accessed directly via the Advocacy London Hub website.

All referrals should be sent securely to the service email at [email protected], in line with the London Borough of Camden’s policy, to ensure upmost client confidentiality.

 

Due to the different nature of referrals that the CIIAS can receive, the referral route for each is detailed separately in Section 1, pages 5 and 6 of the LOP under 'Allocation of Referrals' and 'Non-eligible Referrals'.

The CIIAS is not an emergency service, and is not required to operate 24 hours per day. The CIIAS has an out of hours voicemail, and messages will be responded to promptly within opening hours the next day or following the weekend. All referrals will be acknowledged within one working day.

 

 

 

Last updated: 09 February 2024