LINks role and powers

The role of LINks

Promoting, and supporting, the involvement of people in the commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local care services
Obtaining the views of people about their needs for, and their experiences of, local care services
Enabling people to monitor and review the commissioning and provision of care services
Conveying people’s views to organisations responsible for commissioning, providing, managing, and scrutinising local care services and recommending how services can be improved

LINks will have specific powers to enable them to influence the improvement of local services, these include:

enter specified types of premises and view the services provided
request information and receive a response within a specified timescale
make reports and recommendations and receive a response within a specified timescale
refer matters to an Overview and Scrutiny Committee (OSC) and receive a response.

Any queries relating to LINks can be directed to:

Emma Palmer
User Involvement Manager
10th Floor Tameway Tower
Bridge Street
Walsall WS1 1JZ

Telephone 01922 658431

Fax 01922 621815

This page was last updated on 05 March 2008