Someone to speak on my behalf

Having someone to speak on your behalf is often known as advocacy.

Advocacy means having someone who will express your views and wishes, secure your rights and represent your interests. It safeguards people who are vulnerable by speaking up for them. It enables people with physical or learning disabilities, older people and those with mental health needs to make informed choices and decisions about their own health and social care. Advocacy is completely independent from the organisations that provide social care services. Advocates act only according to the wishes of the person they are speaking for. They do not take their own view of what is best, or try to influence the person to make a different choice. Advocacy services are not offered by the Council but there are a number of local organisations that can act as independent advocates.

What is the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service?

The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service provides an independent safeguard to support particularly vulnerable people who lack capacity to make important decisions and who have no-one to act for them. The Council must consult an IMCA when making decisions for a person who lacks mental capacity. Advocacy Experience, an independent provider of professional advocacy services to people in a range of healthcare settings, now provides this service on behalf of Stockport Council.

Age UK Stockport's Information and Advice Service

This service has a wealth of specialist knowledge and considerable experience mean they can act as advocates for people aged 50 and over.

Are you deaf or hard of hearing?

If you are deaf or hard of hearing we have weekly sessions where you can call in to speak to someone about this.

Details of our deaf duty sessions

 

Useful contacts

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Stockport Council (Stockport Advice)
Address: Fred Perry House, Edward Street, Stockport SK1 3XE
Phone: 0161 217 6009
Fax: 0161 217 6020
Minicom: 0161 217 6024
Web: www.stockport.gov.uk/stockportadvice
Email: stockport.advice@stockport.gov.uk

Citizens Advice Bureau
Address: Fred Perry House, Edward Street, Stockport SK1 3XE
Phone: 0844 826 9800
Fax: 0161 480 4447
Web: www.stockportcab.org.uk
Email: districtoffice@stockportcab.org.uk

Disability Stockport
Address: 23 High Street, Stockport SK1 1EG
Phone: 0161 480 7248
Fax: 0161 474 8290
Web: www.disabilitystockport.org.uk
Email: email@disabilitystockport.org.uk

Stockport MIND
Address: Dove House 65 Union Street Stockport SK1 3NP
Phone: 0161 480 7393
Fax: 0161 480 7393
Web: www.stockportmind.org.uk
Email: info@stockportmind.org.uk

Stockport Advocacy
Address: 23 High Street, Stockport SK1 1EG
Phone: 0161 480 8979
Web: www.stockportadvocacy.org.uk
Email: info@stockportadvocacy.co.uk

Age UK Stockport
Address: Commonweal, 56 Wellington Street, Stockport SK1 3AQ
Phone: 0161 480 1211
Fax: 0161 480 3735
Web: www.ageukstockport.org.uk
Email: admin@ageukstockport.org.uk