This document discusses the statutory duties around advocacy under the Care Act. It outlines that local authorities must ensure information and advice is available to all, and must provide advocacy to specific people in certain circumstances. Statutory independent advocacy must be provided when a person has substantial difficulty being involved in assessments, care/support planning, care reviews, or safeguarding inquiries/reviews, and has no appropriate individual to support them. The duties apply from first contact and in all care settings. The document also shows increasing funding allocation for advocacy and some opportunities and issues in implementing these new advocacy duties.