'Advocacy makes the impossible possible and confidence is gained'…'Thanks for being there for people like me on their own'…. 'A valuable service'

 Welcome to Advocacy Orkney 

Advocacy Orkney provides ‘independent advocacy’ to the people and communities of the Orkney Islands. Advocacy Orkney maintains its independence through the integrity and loyalty of the staff to the principals of Independent Advocacy. These principals can be summarised as:

ü      Safeguarding people who are vulnerable and discriminated against or whom services find difficult to serve. 

ü      Empowering people who need a stronger voice by enabling them to express their own needs and make their own decisions.

ü      Enabling people to gain access to information, explore and understand their options, and to make their views and wishes known.

ü      Speaking on behalf of people who are unable to do so for themselves.

Our duty is to the people of Orkney who find themselves unable to speak up for themselves for whatever reason.

If you wish to refer someone to Advocacy Orkney or you wish to refer yourself please click here and follow the instructions.