RESEARCH SUMMARY OF FINDINGS:

older people’s engagement with government is often very impressive, but is patchy;
• older people’s input is very often influential, but could be more so
with more regular, structured contact direct with government;
• the environment in which engagement takes place has changed
very significantly in recent years, but some of the opportunities
presented have not been taken;
• there is much effective practice to build on; and
• there is strong support for change to take a range of opportunities.