Recommendation 10

We recommend the Government appoint an Older People’s Commissioner for England. If the Government decides not to, it should explain what alternative mechanism it proposes to address the issues of, for example, accountability, co-ordination and advocacy, and how this will ensure that older people in England have a strong independent voice to represent their interests, with equivalent authority to review decisions of public bodies and government. (Recommendation, Paragraph 58) Winter Fuel Payments