NAFWC 36/06 - Commissioner For Older People In Wales Draft Regulations

The Commissioner will be an independent office holder and will work to ensure that the interests of older people in Wales are safeguarded and promoted. The Commissioner will be able to act as a source of information, advocacy and support for older people and will encourage best practice in their treatment. In particular, the Commissioner will be able to review the effect on older people in Wales of the discharge, or proposed discharge, of functions of public bodies such as the Assembly, local authorities, local health boards, NHS trusts and further or higher education organisations in Wales. In this way the Commissioner will be able to ensure that the work of public bodies has a positive impact on, and takes full account of, the needs of older people.