Advocacy Under Threat

Advocacy In Darlington is under threat of eviction by Darlington Borough Council as it is an independent organisation that dares to speak the truth and offers support to marginalised people from all different sorts of communities including, vulnerable adults, children and also ethnic minority groups as well as those with learning disabilities, mental health problems and the elderly.

Advocacy is an important tool in helping people stand up for what they believe in and a way of accessing a better life for themselves and therefore needs to be independent of any influencing authority, to benefit those most in need.

Advocacy Services, like the one in Darlington, are often accessed by other organizations in various parts of the country and help to provide information and support that has a far wider reach than its own local authority.

Advocacy In Darlington deserves to be shown the respect it has earned, but as that is sadly lacking form its own Council the Government needs to intervene and allow this invaluable service to continue in its fights for justice for all.

A petition for intervention was submitted 'online' and has been rejected, the reason given was that:

It was an issue for which an e-petition is not the appropriate channel.

So much for the democratic process.