1. The North West
Hearts and VOICES
Representatives for 2013 - 2014

2. Thank you to all our Regional and
National Representatives

3. Self Elect representatives
Advocates
Relationships/
Housing Employment Health Friendships and Finance
Citizenship
North West Group
National

4. Self 2 Meetings per Year
Housing
Advocates
Facilitated by Dave
Spencer and Housing
Options
Jackie Hughes Stephen Burden Christopher Wren
Jackie and Stephen stand down in 2014 Chris is standing down
this year
We will be electing 3 new reps who will be on the housing group for 2 years
3 VACANCIES

5. Employment
Self 2 Meetings per Year
Advocates
Facilitated by Progress
Recruitment
Darren Heyward Elizabeth Harkness Mark Shackleton Stephen Smith
Your reps stand down in 2014
We will be electing 2 new reps who will be on the employment group for 2 years
2 VACANCIES

6. 9 Meetings per Year
Self Health
Advocates Facilitated by NWTDT,
chaired by John Boyington
CEX NHS Bury
Carl Bridden Derek Russell John Hendrickson
Your reps stand down in 2014
We will be electing 2 new reps who will be on the health group for 2 years
2 VACANCIES

7. Relationships/
Self Friendships and
Advocates Citizenship 2 Meetings per Year
Facilitated by NWTDT –
Dave Spencer
Karen Flood Lee Scott Rebecca Prince
Who is standing down this Rebecca and Lee stand down in 2014
year
We will be electing 2 new reps who will be on the relationships group for 2 years
2 VACANCIES

8. Finance 5 Meetings per Year
Self
Advocates
Facilitated by NWTDT,
chaired by Liz Bruce NW
ADASS
Karen Flood Derek Russell Sean Dempsey
Who is standing down Derek and Sean stand down in 2014
this year
We will be electing 2 new reps who will be on the finance group for 2 years
2 VACANCIES

9. North West Valuing People Now
Self Group (Programme Board)
Advocates
2 Meetings per Year
Jackie Hughes will
Stand down in
2014
Derek represents the Health Group
Sean represents the Finance Group
Stephen represents the Employment Group
Rebecca represents the Relationships Group Karen Flood who
The National Forum and the Housing Groups will is standing down
nominate who will represent them at the group this year
We will be electing 1 new rep who will be on the NW group for 2 years
1 VACANCY

10. National
Self
Advocates
Jonathan Hurley Karen Flood
Both Jonathan and Karen are standing down as national reps at conference
2 VACANCIES

11. Self
Advocates
Regional
Forum
All Representatives meet up, anyone is
welcome to join us.
We will meet 4 times a year
The meetings will be so you can –
1. Find out what your representatives have been doing for
you
2. Tell them the things you want them to take to their
meetings for you

12. Do you think being a representative
is for you?

13. Representatives
• Must be committed to coming to
their sub group meetings, the
regional forum meetings and the
NW group meeting
• Must be interested in the subject
• Must be willing to listen to other
people, speak up for people with
a learning disability and report
back to the Forum about what
you have been doing.

14. Think That’s for you?
Tell us your name and why you
think you would be a good
representative. You could -
• Make a poster
• Make a video
• Something else????
You can nominate yourself for more
than one group.
We asked you to send the
information to us by 30th January
2013 or bring it to conference.

15. Nominations
Nominations OPEN now and
CLOSE at 8 pm TONIGHT.
Nominations will not be
accepted after this time.

16. YOUR VOICES MATTER
TOGETHER WE WILL FIND A WAY
Self
Advocates Families Lead Officers
Relationships/
Housing Employment Health Friendships and Finance
Citizenship
3 VACANCIES 2 VACANCIES 2 VACANCIES 2 VACANCIES
2 VACANCIES
North West
Valuing People Now
Group (Programme Board) National
1 VACANCY 2 VACANCIES

17. Voting
If there are more people than
vacancies conference will need
to vote.
We will tell you tomorrow when
conference opens if you need to
vote and how you can vote.

18. GOOD LUCK