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Academy trust to bus disabled children to poorer school
30 May 2016 | News
... because of ‘limited resources’. Read Guardian article Disability Rights UK says: “Disabled students should have as much say over which school they go to as non-disabled ...
Almost two-thirds of working age benefit claimants reported financial strain during first wave of Covid 19: new research report
22 February 2021 | News
... living and the amount of benefit they received. Findings showed that almost 60% of new benefit claimants and 43% of ... held up through the first wave of the pandemic, but fundamental issues remain in terms of the adequacy of payment ... of Covid-19: new Inclusion London research report Key health and care bodies say keeping and extending the £20 ...
90 year old unlawfully deprived of liberty
22 January 2015 | News
... in breaching man's human rights and failing to comply with Mental Capacity Act, says judge In May 2013, Essex Council ... moved a 90 year old man, who has dementia and other health problems, into a care home against his wishes. The ... of the Mental Capacity Act. See more about this decision Disability Rights UK has previously expressed concerns ...
It’s Time To “Stop the Witch-Hunt” Against Flexible Working, Says Coalition of Unions and Equality Campaigners
07 October 2024 | News
... recent weeks, we have seen relentless scaremongering about how new legislation on flexible working will harm UK ... at our public services. In the midst of a staffing crisis, health, education and social care workers are leaving due to ... to attack the government’s wider plan to Make Work Pay. It’s time we called it out. “Improving access ...
Care and Support Alliance Responds to Spending Review
03 September 2019 | News
... spending this autumn, as many had warned was likely. “However, the care system is in such bad shape that this new ... of sick and disabled adults, older people in declining health and family carers, and for our many dedicated paid ... its pledges.” Sue Bott, Head of Policy and Research at Disability Rights UK said: “Accepting that the Government ...
You can now track your Personal Independence Payment appeal
17 April 2018 | News
... hearing in person. Tracking your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal If have appealed a PIP decision since 1 ... making. You can now track your Personal Independence Payment appeal ...
DWP admits Access to Work is overwhelmed by workload but rejects meeting
24 August 2022 | News
... concerns in a regular meeting with the Cabinet Office’s disability unit, the DWP said it was recruiting and training ... up work are now treated as a priority, the department said. However, DWP does not have a public briefing to share and does not ...
We demand proactive EHRC on disability rights
11 July 2013 | News
Disability Rights UK challenges the Equality and Human ... to miss out on education, skills and work, and having much less choice over our day to day lives. We do not ... Where the commission has done useful pieces of work on disability equality - for instance very positive formal ...
Northern Ireland second independent review of PIP finds assessment causes fear, anxiety, stress and frustration for many disabled people
15 December 2020 | News
... considered and recorded on the assessment report and Departmental records; the Department should produce guidance ... and/or examples for claimants, advocacy services and Healthcare Professionals of appropriate evidence to support ... should ensure enhanced training and support is provided to Disability Assessors on conditions outside their normal ...
Disability Rights UK responds to accessible railways report
24 February 2022 | News
... target in the sense that technology, our understanding of disability and, indeed, of accessibility is constantly ... said: “This report pulls no punches by saying that disability access is viewed as an expensive add-on within ... side-lined by the industry. “We are clear that the much needed changes have to acknowledge the importance of ...