Advocacy

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Advocacy

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Explore our work across the independent advocacy sector, including the advocacy quality performance mark and advocacy network.

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Next Generation leadership programme

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An immersive programme for bold, values driven leaders in learning disability, autism and advocacy services which drives real change through developing strategic skills, resilience and inclusive leadership.
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See the person

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Develop the skills to deliver truly person centred care by challenging bias, embracing values and seeing the human behind the label.

Tools and resources

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Advocacy Awareness Week 2026

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Keeping advocacy human: Join the conversation, explore resources and celebrate people powered advocacy.
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2025

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Advocacy Awareness Week is 13-17 October 2025
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2024

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2024 #AdvocacyWorks
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2023

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2023 #WhatIsAdvocacy
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A review of advocacy

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In depth research about advocacy for people with a learning disability and autistic people who are inpatients in mental health, learning disability or autism specialist hospitals.
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2022

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2022 #HumanRightsAdvocacy
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2021

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2021 #AdvocacyInAction

Talking Inclusion podcasts

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Talking about what matters, inclusion, community, change and rights.
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2020

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2019 #HearMyVoice
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2019

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2020 #PowerOfPartnership

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Launching our new strategy at a defining moment for social care

August 6, 2026
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As social care reform takes centre stage, discover how our new strategy is driving inclusion, voice and system change.
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Showing the value of independent advocacy

July 28, 2026
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Help us build stronger evidence showing how independent advocacy protects rights, improves decisions and delivers better outcomes.

Supreme Court ruling: Immediate thoughts from an advocate

June 5, 2026
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Gail Petty shares an in-depth, personal, but critical reflection for the advocacy sector on the 2 June 2026 Supreme Court ruling.
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A step backwards on rights: Our response to the Supreme Court ruling

June 4, 2026
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Our response to the 2 June ruling, warning of risks to rights, safeguards and independent advocacy for people and families.

Advocacy outcomes framework and toolkit

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GuidanceToolkit
A coproduced framework and toolkit to ensure the voices of disabled and older people are heard.
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Advocacy Awareness Week 2026: we want to hear from you

March 26, 2026
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Report: Exploring a new membership body for advocacy

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Evaluation and learning
In 2025, NDTi, funded by the Henry Smith Foundation, undertook a comprehensive scoping and engagement exercise exploring the feasibility, design, and appetite for a new representative membership body for advocates and advocacy providers. This report provides an overview of this work.
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Celebrating impact

December 16, 2025
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Discover a few of our highlights from 2025, which demonstrate impact on inclusion, rights, and positive change.
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Advocacy and safeguarding adults

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Toolkit
A range of advocacy related resources for Safeguarding Adults Week 2025.
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Human rights and Coproduction

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Podcast
In this third episode of the Autumn podcast Foundations series, from the Small Supports programme, Nic Crosby, is in conversation with Charli Clement, Kirsten Peebles, and Sam Smith, Human Rights experts.

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