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P-05-882 Transforming the response for older people experiencing domestic abuse – a call for action
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Meeting: 16/03/2021 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)
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Meeting: 03/11/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 49 KB View as HTML (3/1) 14 KB
- 24.08.20 Correspondence - Older People's Commissioner for Wales to the Chair, item 3 PDF 501 KB
- 08.10.20 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 3 PDF 360 KB View as HTML (3/3) 11 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered an update on the petition and, given the ongoing work and focus on this issue outlined by the Older People’s Commissioner, the Committee agreed to close the petition and thank the petitioner for their work to research and highlight this important need.
In doing so the Committee agreed to write to the Welsh Government to highlight that work is needed, especially given the current circumstances to ensure that the group of vulnerable people affected by this issue have access to the information they need to keep them safe in light of ongoing levels of digital exclusion.
Meeting: 09/06/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 4 PDF 49 KB View as HTML (4/1) 14 KB
- 22.02.20 Correspondence - Deputy Minister and Chief Whip to Chair, item 4 PDF 98 KB
- 01.06.20 Correspondence- Petitioner to Committee, item 4 PDF 484 KB View as HTML (4/3) 26 KB
- 01.06.20 Correspondence - Interested party to Committee, item 4 PDF 198 KB View as HTML (4/4) 10 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to write to the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales to ask her what more that she thinks should be done by the Welsh Government to increase support for older people experiencing domestic abuse.
Meeting: 21/01/2020 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-882 Transforming the response for older people experiencing domestic abuse – a call for action
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 47 KB View as HTML (3/1) 14 KB
- 03.12.19 Correspondence - Deputy Minister and Chief Whip to Chair, item 3 PDF 223 KB
- 15.01.20 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 159 KB View as HTML (3/3) 16 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to write to the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip to:
· request that her officials engage directly with the petitioners on the points they raise in relation to the detail of professional training and guidance, and how services can better reflect the needs of older people experiencing domestic abuse; and
· ask what proportion of funding is allocated for outreach services, which can be accessed by older people, and whether these services are available in all parts of Wales.
Meeting: 05/11/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
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3 P-05-882 Transforming the response for older people experiencing domestic abuse – a call for action
Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3 PDF 28 KB View as HTML (3/1) 14 KB
- 13.08.19 Correspondence - Deputy Minister and Chief Whip to Chair, item 3 PDF 268 KB
- 17.09.19 Correspondence - Older People's Commissioner for Wales to Chair, item 3 PDF 615 KB
- 30.10.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 3 PDF 158 KB View as HTML (3/4) 35 KB
Minutes:
The Committee considered further correspondence and
agreed to write back to the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services to:
·
seek a response to issues raised by the petitioners and
the Older People’s Commissioner, including around training for professionals
and the call for a national action plan;
·
ask how the Welsh Government intends to support the
work being taken forward by the Older People’s Commissioner; and
·
ask for guidance to be issued to relevant
organisations in relation to the use of inclusive imagery in materials
promoting domestic abuse services.
Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2 PDF 47 KB View as HTML (2/1) 14 KB
- Research Brief, item 2 PDF 84 KB View as HTML (2/2) 45 KB
- 05.06.19 Corespondence - Deputy Minister and Chief Whip to Chair, item 2 PDF 150 KB
- 01.07.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee, item 2 PDF 262 KB View as HTML (2/4) 29 KB
- 01.07.19 Correspondence - Petitioner to Committee - additional information, item 2 PDF 261 KB View as HTML (2/5) 12 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to:
·
write
back to the Deputy Minister and Chief Whip to:
o
provide
the detailed comments provided by the petitioners;
o
seek
a further response to the issues raised, in particular the concerns that older
people’s experiences are often not covered by domestic abuse services or
material; and
o
ask
the Deputy Minister what provisions are in place for older men experiencing
such abuse; and
·
write
to the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales to seek her response to the issues
raised in the petition and ask her to share further information about the work
she intends to carry out to prevent the abuse of older people.