Policy & Consultation responses

On this page you can view Age Concern Cymru's policy and consultation responses, listed in order of the most recent.

Continuing NHS Health Care - our response to the Welsh Assembly Government consultation on the National Framework for Continuing NHS Health Care (May 2008).

Designed to Add Value: a third dimension - our response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on a strategic direction for the voluntary and community sector in supporting health and social care (May 2008).

Palliative Care Services in Wales - our response to the Welsh Consumer Council’s consultation on palliative care services in Wales (January 2008).

Proposed Legislative Competence Order on charging for non-residential social care - Age Concern Cymru have submitted 2 consultation responses in relation to the current proposal being put forward by the Welsh Assembly Government to gain the power to legislate in the area of non-residential social care. We have made one response to the National Assembly for Wales Committee set up to discuss this proposal and one response to the Welsh Affairs Committee who will be discussing the issue at Westminster (January 2008).

Click here for the response to the National Assembly for Wales Committee
Click here for the response to the Welsh Affairs Committee

The Welsh Assembly Government’s consultation on the draft framework for a Financial Inclusion Strategy for Wales - our response (December 2007)

The Strategy for Older People in Wales - Direction from April 2008 - Age Concern in Wales' response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on the future direction of the Strategy for Older People in Wales from April 2008 (October 2007) 

Future Direction of Mental Health Legislation in Wales - our response to the Welsh Assembly Government call for evidence into the direction of future Mental Health Legislation in Wales (August 2007)

Planning for Pandemic Influenza in Social Services - our response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s (WAG) consultation on the Framework for Planning for Pandemic Influenza in Social Services (May 2007)

Department of Trade & Industry consultation on the Post Office Network - our response (March 2007) 

Change for the Better: A Plaid Cymru vision statement for the 2007 Assembly Elections - our response (March 2007)

"Making Legal Rights a Reality in Wales" – A Strategy for the Community Legal Service - our response to the Legal Services Commission and Welsh Assembly Government consultation (February 2007) 

Welsh Assembly Government's consultation on the Mental Health Promotion Action Plan for Wales - our response (February 2007)

"Fairer Charging" guidance to Local Authorities on charging for domiciliary care services - Age Concern Cymru participated in the Fairer Charging Task and Finish Group as a member of the Coalition on Charging Cymru. Click here to view our consultation response (January 2007)

Health, Social Care and Housing Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Older People: Literature Review - Click here to view the Age Concern Cymru and Older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Network's response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation (November 2006).

"Fulfilled Lives, Supportive Communities - A Strategy for Social Services over the next decade." - our response to the Welsh Assembly Government's consultation (November 2006) 

Commissioner for Older People in Wales Draft Regulations - our response (October 2006)

Welsh Assembly Government’s consultation on the Wales Transport Strategy - our response (October 2006)

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy Service for Wales (IMCA) - our response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s consultation (October 2006) 

Strategy for Older People 2008 - 2013 - the Welsh Assembly Government's call for evidence on the future direction of the Strategy - our response (September 2006)

Housing issues for older people - the Welsh Assembly Government's Draft Local Housing Strategy Guidance - our response (August 2006)

Involving service users in the work of the Care Council for Wales - our response to the consultation (June 2006)

Free home care in Wales - On 15 February 2006 the Welsh Assembly Government announced that it was unable to honour its longstanding pledge to introduce free homecare for disabled people. The decision not to implement the policy centred on concerns that the policy could not be introduced 'affordably and equitably'. This decision represents a severe blow to thousands of disabled people who rely on community care support. Click here to view Age Concern Cymru's response to the decision (April 2006).