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Supreme Court Judgement on English LA consultations
28 October 2014 | News
Ground-breaking Supreme Court judgement will force all Local Authorities to improve how they consult when making cuts and changes to services. Local Authorities across England ... The case is the first time the Supreme Court has ruled on issues relating to public consultations and is expected to ...
Fury over Do Not Resuscitate Notices
02 April 2020 | News
Disabled people have watched the unfolding stories about disabled and older people being asked to agree to sign Do Not Attempt ... over the past few days. The undervaluing of our lives and the insensitivity of the communications have been ...
New LGA guide Be a Councillor
30 September 2022 | News
LGA Guide launched to support disabled residents to stand as councillors. The Local Government Association, which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, has launched a new guide as part of ... to the quality of life of local people and how local issues are dealt with. However, local councils can only be ...
Ministerial contempt for the UNCRPD?
25 October 2015 | News
A small item in today’s news has caught the attention of rights campaigners, including Disability Rights UK, concerning the UN Convention ... to the ministerial code of practice which sets out rules and standards for ministerial conduct. ...
DR UK says disabled people should not pay for the DWP mistakes on ESA
20 March 2018 | News
Commenting on the NAO report into errors in Employment and Support ... so." For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Over 100,000 DLA claimants lose Motability vehicles after PIP reassessment
12 January 2020 | News
... have lost their Motability vehicles after PIP reassessment. In its recent newsletter, Motability says: “The number of ... Motability Scheme customers leasing a car continues to grow and is currently at 633,000, with renewal rates remaining ... leasing a powered wheelchair or scooter has also grown and is currently at 17,000. Take up among PIP qualifiers ...
Transport Select Committee Challenges Aspects of GBR Rail Reform
13 March 2025 | News
... Ruth Cadbury MP, has today published a letter to the Rail Minister Lord Hendy regarding the Department for ... careful approach to establishing Great British Railways and its recent consultation. However, in contrast with the ... work for those with disabilities work better for everyone, and we urge the Government to put this perennially ...
Only a third of deaf children would be in school if facemasks in class are made mandatory, new survey shows
03 September 2020 | News
Just one in three deaf children across the UK are likely to be in ... in secondary schools or colleges, or will allow schools and colleges to make them compulsory. While face coverings ... choose to wear them. The charity also warned that schools and colleges have a legal duty to make sure every child can ...
Introduction to Welfare Benefits
07 October 2022 | Event
Part 1: The structure of the system and the importance of health & disability benefits - ... 12.45pm Part 2: Universal Credit, the wider benefits system and maximising income - Friday 23 September 9.45am - 12.45pm Course ...
DPOs write to Prime Minister
06 September 2022 | News
... Poverty Campaign Group (DPCG), is a coalition of England-wide Disabled People's Organisations and allies. The group came together as a response to the growing upheaval in the country around food and energy price ...