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Friday the 30 th of September 2016 at Sale Waterside, M33 7ZF Please contact Jane Hobson, at Trafford Welfare Rights Service on 0161 912 2735 or email [email protected] if you require further information on travel or the meeting itself.
AGENDA
9:30 – 10:00 – Refreshments.10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome.10:10 – 10:30 – Minutes of last meeting and matters arising.10:30 – 11:15 – GMWRAG internet presence update – Mike Hughes, Salford Welfare Rights Service. There are a number of issues for members to be aware of/make decisions on. 11:15 – 11:30 – Around the areas – funding, take-up, training and anything else you can think of. 11:30 – 12:00 – Information Exchange.
12:00 – 1:30 – Lunch, gossip and shopping.
1:30 – 2:00 – Refreshments.2:00 – 3:00 - SPEAKER Louise Tanner, Manchester City Council, Safeguarding
Adults Learning And Development Officer - "Safeguarding Adults: - the first 15 years: from "that's not my responsibility" to "it's everyone's business”• Introduction to government guidance. 'No Secrets' in 2000 up to statutory framework in the Care Act in 2015/
• The impact of the Mental Capacity Act (2005). • An overview of DWP 'safeguarding' and how knowing about the Acts (CA and MCA) can support advisers and claimants. • Discussion/Question and answer session.”.
3:00 – 3:30 – An introduction to Greater Manchester Strategic Casework Group – Robin Serjeant, Manchester City Council.
3:30 – 4:00 – Any Other Business/Information Exchange.
WELFARE RIGHTS ADVISERS GROUP
A group to support benefit advisers promote health, wellbeing and good practice in advice work.