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Review of UK Advisory Forum on Ageing – Update

Review of UK Advisory Forum on Ageing – Update. Regional groups & devolved nations should have standing items within UKAFA Facilitating the achievement of tangible outcomes by reporting back to UKAFA on how discussion has influenced policy/strategy/outcomes. November 2012 – SW Forum

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Review of UK Advisory Forum on Ageing – Update

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  1. Review of UK Advisory Forum on Ageing – Update

  2. Regional groups & devolved nations should have standing items within UKAFA Facilitating the achievement of tangible outcomes by reporting back to UKAFA on how discussion has influenced policy/strategy/outcomes November 2012 – SW Forum March 2013 – NE Forum June 2013 – Wales Process to deliver this will be introduced starting with this meeting Recommendations – Progress so far …

  3. Some members have a less than 30% attendance record over the last 3 years To better present joined-up government UKAFA should include representation from more government departments Members who have not attended, or sent apologies, for the last 2 meetings will be contacted about their ongoing engagement with UKAFA during April/May 2013 Minister for Pensions has written to Ministers at DEFRA, DECC, and DfT, all of whom have agreed to engage with UKAFA Recommendations – Progress so far … Slide 3

  4. Member profiles – sharing the interests, skills & experiences of individual members to encourage more cross organisational work There is less resource available for the Secretariat -members to feedback on the services they most value During April we will be sending out a template for you to complete Please let Gwen/Helen have your feedback on this by 26 April 2013 Recommendations – we will be asking you to

  5. Supporting representatives – produce a guide for members advising on how to engage with UKAFA and report back, etc. Please let Gwen/Helen know by 12 April 2013 if you would be interested in helping to develop this Recommendations – we will be asking you to

  6. To best represent an ageing society UKAFA should be more diverse & intergenerational Develop a communications strategy for UKAFA as it is not easy to find information Terms of reference are fit for purpose Need to know & understand “fit” with wider environment, e.g. Minister for Older People debate, Lords Committee on Public Service & Demographic Change report Recommendations – short-term parking

  7. Members to work together between meetings and to drive outcomes for UKAFA Members of UKAFA should take the lead on subject areas, e.g. housing, digital inclusion, loneliness and isolation, etc. What should you be doing to make this happen? What can we do to help support this? How might this work? What changes might this approach deliver? Might this approach have links to the work of the Age Action Alliance? Recommendations – to discuss today

  8. Develop a communications strategy for UKAFA as it is not easy to find information Who would be the target audience? Government departments? Older people? General population? And why? What would be the main purpose? To raise general awareness? To market UKAFA to a wider audience? To extend the level of engagement? Or? Recommendations – to discuss today

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