AQW 48829/11-16

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 15/09/2015
Answered On Date: 25/09/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice for his assessment of the Belfast Age Friendly Strategy; and whether his Department plans to support the development of Age Friendly Strategies in other areas.

Answer:

Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) and District Policing and Community Safety Partnerships have been involved in the implementation of the Belfast Age Friendly Strategy, developed by Belfast Strategic Partnership. I understand that intergenerational work in particular is a priority for the PCSP.

The multi-agency Older Persons Delivery Group, chaired by my Department, has developed an action plan which contains a range of measures being taken forward by the relevant organisations to tackle fear of crime among older people. Last year, the Group invited representatives from the Belfast Strategic Partnership to deliver a presentation on the Age Friendly Strategy, to discuss how it would be implemented and to offer support where it was deemed necessary.

My Department would welcome development of Age Friendly Strategies in other areas, and would particularly welcome the involvement of PCSPs to support the implementation of such strategies at a local level to address fear of crime issues amongst older people.