The Older Peoples Council is a representative group of older people, established by local authorities as part of the development of the Age Friendly County Programme.
The group of older people identify priority areas of need, raise issues of importance and inform and influence the decision-making process of the County Age Friendly initiatives. Representatives of OPC participate, alongside representatives of the relevant member agencies, on the Age Friendly Alliance.
In addition to taking on specific commitments related to the implementation of the Age Friendly County strategies, the Older People’s Council also provides a citizen of service user perspective in monitoring the implementation of these strategies.
The Older People’s Councils are, over time, intended to be representative of the diversity of the older population in the city and county, linked to local older people’s groups and supportive of the participation of the most marginalised