Independent Public Advocate will guide and support survivors of major incidents such as Grenfell Tower fire
Ministers are to appoint a permanent independent adviser to provide support for victims of major disasters in England and Wales.
The Independent Public Advocate (IPA) will be tasked with guiding survivors of major incidents such as the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire with help and assistance on how to access financial, physical and mental health services and ensuring they understand their rights. They will not be tasked with acting as a legal representative.
The role was first floated in Theresa May’s 2017 Conservative manifesto in response to a report by Bishop James Jones, titled The Patronising Disposition of Unaccountable Power, which found failings in the way the bereaved families of the Hillsborough disaster were treated by those in authority.
