“Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.”

Action for Advocacy

CIIAS (Camden and Islington Integrated Advocacy Service) will:

- encourage empowerment of the individual and the development of self-advocacy skills.

- ensure that the advocacy support they provice is independent from all service providers.

- not provide befriending, ongoing peer support, counselling, advice, legal representation, or any other form of intervention, which creates dependency.

The CIIAS's procedure for managing referrals and the support they will provide is set out in their Local Operating Procedure (LOP)..

The Local Operating Procedure includes three appendices, as below:

Appendix 1 - Non-statutory Advocacy Pathway

Appendix 2 - Local Operation Procedure Timescales

Appendix 3 -  Supporting Parents in Child Protection Cases