At our last Alliance Members Open Space meeting on the 22nd November we had a discussion about:
- How do we ensure Alliance members stay involved in the development of Citizen Directed Support and the Assembly’s Sustainable Social Services for Wales?
- How we strengthen the involvement of Citizens and their representative groups in this process?
The Welsh Council for Voluntary Action is hosting a discussion with the Assembly officers who want reference group to explore the development of the Social Work bill in Wales and the development of Citizen Directed Support. We have been asked to provide a representative group of Alliance Members to join this group.
- The group agreed that we should draw our representation from members of the Alliance Council.
We want Citizens to be central to deciding that the Outcomes that social care services should be achieving in their lives.
These Outcomes should be the foundation of the development of Sustainable Social Services for Wales. These should give people the tools to; shape their own services, create change in the services that they rely on, and make Social Service Departments responsive to their collective needs.
- Rick Wilson will work on a proposal together with All Wales People First to develop a process which will reach out to groups representing Citizens across Wales to gather information about the Outcomes they want in their lives and from their services.
If you have any comments about this or want to get involved in these things leave a message below.
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