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Arthur Bate OBE was a founder member of POhWER. The Arthur Bate Fund is a fund created by POhWER in memory of Arthur. Read more
Get involved with our campaign “ My Dignity, My Rights” to celebrate the rights and protections the Human Rights Act offers us in everyday life which apply to all of us in public authorities and services. Read more
On the 18th May 2022, we wrote to the Prime Minister to raise our concerns about the proposed scrapping of the Human Rights Act, and the proposed introduction of the Bill of Rights. Read more
We help people who, because of disability, illness, social exclusion and other challenges, find it difficult to express their views or get the support they need. Our mission is to empower people to have a voice and make a real difference to their lives. We do this by speaking for them when they can't and supporting them to speak for themselves when they can.We are a charity and the advocacy, information and advice services we provide are free, independent and confidential.As an independent organisation we are separate from the government, local councils and the NHS and we always put the wishes and needs of the people we work with first.
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Ministers want to axe the legislation in favour of a British Bill Rights but we fear this may harm the important advocacy, information and advice work we do. Read more
A multi-agency event attended by a wide range of Hertfordshire based health and social care providers and statutory and voluntary sector organisations. Read more
Dozens of charities have lined up to sign our open letter, calling on the Government to abandon its planned changes to the Human Rights Act. Read more