By Keith Hill Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Ageing of the population is one of the major structural changes facing the UK over the next two or three decades.
Older people are the major users of public services.
New strategies for engaging with older people and providing better services are needed. Government at all levels needs older people to be fully engaged and involved in deciding priorities and helping shape the policies to meet them. This report will be fed into the work of the Better Government for Older People Programme which aims to improve public services for older people by better meeting their needs, listening to their views and encouraging their contribution. The clear message from this Programme is that central and local government and service providers, working together at all levels and with older people and their organisations, can produce better and more effective outcomes. The report is an important contribution in understanding the transport needs and requirements of older people.