R20
Response
Response Pending
Independent advocacy for service users and families
Recommendation
Properly trained independent advocates should be made available to service users and families to support effective communication with staff and for raising concerns and complaints. DoH/SPPG should specify the level of advocacy services required for people with learning disabilities in the annual commissioning plan.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
Sources
Based on tracking data in the inquiry database.
How was this evidence gathered?
Evidence searched by baseline-data-v1 on 12 Sep 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Response
Response Pending
Response
Response PendingNo government response recorded.
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health NI
Primary
Recommendation age
0.2 yrs
Last formal update
No formal updates