Issue - meetings

Dublin Declaration on Age-Friendly Cities and Communities in Europe 2013

Meeting: 09/09/2013 - The Executive (Item 12)

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To submit the report of the Head of Service (Adults’ Services).

Decision:

RESOLVED:-

· To welcome the merits of engaging in a Wales and European wide network of excellence and innovation to create Age Friendly Communities by 2020;

· To support agreement to make a public declaration of intent as set out by the proposed Dublin Declaration (with the WLGA to co-ordinate representation through remote arrangements);

· To support agreement to participate within the thematic network on creating Age friendly communities co-ordinated by the Ageing Well in Wales programme (hosted by the Office of the Commissioner for Older People);

· To support further dialogue through the WLGA and the WHO, for Wales to contribute to adapting WHO’s guidelines for communities by using welsh communities as pilot sites;

· To support accepting the WLGA’s offer comprising of one day’s free support/development training on demographic change and/or creating age friendly communities – which will be negotiated by the Council’s newly appointed Older People’s Champion.

Minutes:

Submitted - The report of the Head of Service (Adults’ Services) seeking Executive approval for this Authority to sign up to the Dublin Declaration on Age Friendly Cities and Communities in Europe.

Each Council in Wales would participate within a thematic national network, facilitated by Ageing Well in Wales, to collaborate on making changes to buildings, homes, parks, leisure, planning and transport in order to help people living in their community to age well and lead positive lives irrespective of their age. To date, 17 of the Welsh Local Authorities had either signed the public document, or were in the process of doing so. The Partnership and Regeneration Committee on 25^th July, 2013, supported the recommendations contained within this report.

RESOLVED:-

To welcome the merits of engaging in a Wales and European wide network of excellence and innovation to create Age Friendly Communities by 2020;

To support agreement to make a public declaration of intent as set out by the proposed Dublin Declaration (with the WLGA to co-ordinate representation through remote arrangements);

To support agreement to participate within the thematic network on creating Age friendly communities co-ordinated by the Ageing Well in Wales programme (hosted by the Office of the Commissioner for Older People);

To support further dialogue through the WLGA and the WHO, for Wales to contribute to adapting WHO’s guidelines for communities by using welsh communities as pilot sites;