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Advocacy

Advocacy services that are provided by the commissioned service, CIIAS, delivered by Rethink Advocacy, Details about eligibility and how to refer into the services.

Advocacy

The Camden and Islington Integrated Advocacy Service (CIIAS) is delivered by Rethink Advocacy.

CIIAS provides the following advocacy services:

Court of Protection 1.2 Representative (CoP); Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS); Independent Care and Support Advocacy under the Care Act (ICSA); Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (IHCA); Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)    Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA); Non-statutory Advocacy; and co-ordination of Paid Relevant Person Representatives (PRPR),

The Camden and Islington Integrated Advocacy Service Local Operating Procedure (LOP) provides details about eligibility criteria, how to make a referral and how referrals are allocated.  

Court of Protection 1.2 Representative (CoP)

The role of the 1.2 Representative is to consider from the client’s perspective and in their best interests whether they agree or do not agree that the Court should authorise the package of care and support.

The role of the 1.2 Representative will be to weigh the pros and cons of the package of care and support, comparing it with other available options and (if appropriate) proposing changes to the applicant authority.

The 1.2 Representative will inform the court about what the client has said about and their attitude to the package of care and support.

The 1.2 Representative will also inform the court of any objection to the package of care or any objection to any restrictions place on the client by the package of care and support.

Court of Protection 1.2 Representative Eligibility Criteria and Referral Information

Referrals can only be received from Camden Council Adult Social Care.

 

Last updated: 20 July 2023