Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group

The Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group provides advice and assistance to the HCA to deliver its ambitions to address the needs of vulnerable and older people through its strategies and programmes.

Members provide expert advice on relevant issues including specialist housing development, best practice, planning and changing markets in housing for vulnerable and older people.

The members of this group are:

• Jeremy Porteus – Chair and National Programme Lead – Networks, Putting People First, Department of Health
• Sue Adams – Chair, Housing and Ageing Alliance, and Chief Executive, Care and Repair England
• Kevin Beirne – Group Director of Housing Care and Support, One Housing Group
• Domini Gunn – National Lead for Vulnerable Communities, Audit Commission
• Tony Hood – former Director for Adults and Communities, Kirklees Council
• Shehla Husain – Deputy Director, Housing Care and Support, DCLG
• Ian Laight – Principal at Housing Research and Housing, Care and Health lead at Caddick Group
• Peter Molyneux – Chair, NHS Kensington and Chelsea
• John Penton MBE – Design Consultant/Architect, Penton, Smart and Grimwade
• Vic Rayner – Chief Executive, Sitra
• Victoria Stark – Chief Executive, Look Ahead Housing and Care
• Andrew van Doorn – Projects Director, Housing Associations' Charitable Trust (HACT)
• Mark Wagstaff – Acting Assistant Director Policy, Tenant Services Authority
• Paul Watson MBE – Managing Director, Guinness Care and Support
• Helen Williams – Assistant Director, Neighbourhoods, National Housing Federation

Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group Terms of Reference - PDF (24 KB)

Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group Annual Report 2010

The first annual report of the Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group sets out a wide range of achievements and key challenges and recommendations for the future.

Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group Annual Report 2010 - PDF (1.4MB)