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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 ...
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 ...
EHRC publishes business plan
04 April 2016 | News
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published its business plan for 2016/17. View plan Within the plan, the EHRC ... Committee has decided to prioritise the following issues over a three-year period: Disability and finance ...
Carers facing unprecedented pressure on their finances
14 November 2022 | News
... survey report from Carers UK highlights that the cost of living crisis has led to a quarter of carers saying they were ... cost of living was having a negative impact on their mental and/or physical health. Other findings include that: Two ... to face unprecedented financial hardship this winter. “Issues around accessing healthcare appointments and social ...
DWP publish new PIP award duration guidance
15 August 2018 | News
... that PIP award lengths are based on a range of factors including the claimant’s condition(s), the needs arising and whether or when those needs may change, (taking into ... they must consider the claimant’s health condition(s), and the needs arising . And that the evidence they should ...