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Putting people first — advocating for the rights of people with learning disabilities and autism
In 1991, Mid Glamorgan People First was set-up.
It started as a self-advocacy group for
people with learning disabilities.
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It was to help people in hospitals and day centres have
a say in what they wanted to do in their lives.
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The government made changes to the councils in Wales. People First Bridgend came from these changes.
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People First Bridgend has grown since then.
It does lots of things to help people with
learning disabilities.
It will always have a self-advocacy group.
And it will always help people with learning disabilities speak up and stand up for their rights.
In 2016, People First Bridgend became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, or CIO for short.
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This is a type of Charity.
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People First Bridgend must report to the
Charity Commission.
People First Bridgend is led by a board of trustees.
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The trustees do this for free and in their own time.
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They make sure People First Bridgend keeps doing good work for people with learning disabilities.
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They interview and employ new staff.
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They make sure People First Bridgend has enough money to do its work.
People First Bridgend doesn't have trustees with learning disabilities. Instead, it has an Advisory Team.
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When the trustees want to make changes to People First Bridgend like hire new staff, they ask the Advisory Team what they think.
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The Advisory Team makes sure that people with
learning disabilities still have a say in how
People First Bridgend is run.
People First Bridgend has a Staff Team.
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The trustees employ the staff team to do the work of People First Bridgend.
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The staff team are paid to do this work.
In 2022, People First Bridgend was awarded
Advocacy QPM again.
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This lets people know that our work is good quality.
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People First Bridgend have to do Advocacy QPM every 3 years to be allowed to display this logo.