ICAS Providers
POhWER is the chosen provider of the Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS) in three regions of England: West Midlands, London and the East of England.
Details of how to contact our services in these regions can be found on the following page Independent Complaints Advocacy Service (ICAS)
Details of the ICAS providers in other areas of England are as follows:
Soth of England Advocacy Projects (SEAP)
South of England Advocacy Projects (SEAP) provides ICAS in the South East and South West of England.
SEAP is a large advocacy provider with offices across the regions, employing 78 staff and working with more than 50 volunteers. It exists to provide independent and confidential advocacy support which enables people to have a voice in the services that they receive, the decisions that are made about their lives and by safeguarding their rights. SEAP manages four specialist advocacy projects supporting children and young people, adults with learning disabilities, adults with mental health issues and of course ICAS. The projects also provide a range of related services to vulnerable people and professionals, including research, accredited training, befriending, peer advocacy and rights-related projects.
For more information please visit the SEAP Website South of England Advocacy Projects
The Carers Federation
The Carers Federation provides ICAS in the North West, North East, East Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside regions of England.
The Carers Federation is a diverse voluntary sector body, established in 1992. The organisation offers a wide range of bespoke services to the most vulnerable members of society, working across cultural, religious and age boundaries. Services include carer support, education, respite care, drug and alcohol misuse, patient & public involvement forum support and of course ICAS. Whilst retaining its focus on the needs of the individual client, the organisation also works to achieve improved services locally, regionally and nationally and is totally committed to the ethos of ICAS and its core principle to support the aspirations of the NHS to achieve service improvement.
For more information please visit the Carers Federation Website Carers Federation
