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COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING - 28 NOVEMBER 2002

NOTICE OF MOTION

1. OLDER PEOPLE'S SERVICES

Councillor Dowden to move:-

"This Council seeks that the present administration look for innovative ways of providing more low level services for older people. The latest census reveals that there are 40% more people aged 85 or over in Hampshire than there were in the 1991 census. Hampshire County Council could and should consult older citizens through Hampshire Now, to allow older people the opportunity to inform this Council of their needs.

The present policy of this administration is to concentrate its services on the most frail and dependent older people.

It must be noted that this Council is annually spending £25 million below the Standard Spending Assessment level on older people's services, set by the Secretary of State for Health.

It has been acknowledged by Age Concern and other organisations that many senior citizens would greatly benefit from this additional help. This would enable them to become more active citizens, remain healthy for much longer, and allow many to positively contribute to their communities. More importantly it would demonstrate that this Council was serious about including older people in local democracy.

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