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Abolition of Human Rights Act kicked into touch
25 January 2017 | News
... the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. This does not necessarily mean that decisions of the European ... UK but the proposed British Bill of Rights would determine how much notice the UK took of decisions made by that court. As ...
Old should pay £10,000 to young and pay more towards social care
07 May 2018 | News
... This Resolution Foundation report recommends additional payments and support be given to millennials (the generation ... future social care. Rising life expectancy and associated health costs means public spending on health, care and social security is set to rise by £24 ...
Research Exposes How the DWP ‘Weaponised’ Time to Avoid Accountability for Deaths
16 August 2023 | News
New research has exposed how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has ... at Healing Justice Ldn, and is a senior lecturer in public health – and DNS editor John Pring. It details the ... It shows how, “despite being one of the main governmental tools to investigate deaths linked to the social ...
Opportunity for disabled people to help hold Government to account on its record on disabled people’s rights
21 July 2016 | News
... or subject to compulsion, for instance in relation to mental health or mental capacity law. Liz Sayce, CEO of Disability ... their organisations across England and Wales to report on how well the UN Convention is being put into practice.” ...
Council’s personal budget capping wrong - Ombudsman
12 January 2020 | News
... a disabled man’s personal budget by capping respite payments at the equivalent cost of residential care, despite ... identified failings, the Ombudsman found that all evidence showed residential care to be unsuitable for the man, and it ... should be), they should not set arbitrary limits on how much they will pay to meet a need as this “would not ...
Face to face benefits appointments cancelled
17 March 2020 | News
Face-to-face assessments for all sickness and disability benefits have been suspended, effective 17 March ... appointment scheduled from Tuesday 17 March onwards does not need to attend and will be contacted to discuss ... be regularly reviewing the position in line with Public Health advice.” The DWP is continuing to accept new claims ...
Government reject recommendation to automatically send PIP claimants their assessment report
14 January 2018 | News
... the effectiveness of the mandatory reconsideration process. However, the Government says that it does not agree to Paul Gray's recommendation to provide ... we recommended that the DWP should provide a copy of the Healthcare Professional (HCP) report with all decisions ...
MPs ask whether Motability monopoly should face more competition
20 May 2018 | News
... of almost £700,000, plus management fees and interest. It does not sit comfortably with the Committees that the big ... with FTSE 250 companies. Motability Operations does not, however, face a number of fundamental risks and stresses that FTSE 250 companies face. The ...
Justin Tomlinson replaced by Chloe Smith as Minister for Disabled People
16 September 2021 | News
... between the Department for Work and Pensions and the health service to support Disabled people who wanted to ... project, my work to support young people with physical and mental health problems takes place in both Norwich and in ... with a disability and health problem and discover just how rewarding this can be both for the young person and for ...
Disabled people still being overlooked in roadmap planning
22 February 2021 | News
... a coalition of Disabled People’s groups has warned the Health Minister Matt Hancock. A letter sent to Matt Hancock, ... and NHS in rolling out the vaccination programme. We very much welcomed the decision before Christmas to increase the ... of people who are clinically extremely vulnerable. However, there remain critical issues affecting Disabled ...