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Mencap wins carer sleep-in back pay appeal
12 July 2018 | News
Court of Appeal rules that Mencap and other care providers do not have to pay minimum wage, ... are so consumed by Brexit that they’re ignoring huge problems around them. Social care is in crisis, and this ... For further information on welfare rights, education issues and social care you will find our factsheets/guides ...
Fall in Number of Bus Drivers Given Disability Training
07 June 2023 | News
... UK has published results of its Accessibility Audit, saying operators have made improvements in some respects but ... more operators were offering audio-visual announcements and printed materials. The charity concluded this was due to ... audio-visual announcement, topping the list of features and technology introduced to make journeys better for ...
The Grenfell Inquiry comes to an end
15 November 2022 | News
After 400 days, the Grenfell Inquiry has ended - but there is still no justice for ... The full inquiry report is expected to be published in 2023 and, if criminal proceedings by the Met Police follow, this ... of the legal counsel's final statements declared: “Each and every one of the deaths that occurred in Grenfell Tower, ...
Understanding when remote tribunal hearings can be used and where they risk undermining access to justice: new TLEF research
03 June 2021 | News
... of tribunal judges as they adapted to the use of remote hearings in the early months of the pandemic. TLEF is an independent grant making foundation that ...
Election manifestos 2015
06 May 2015 | News
... two years from April 2016, with exemptions for disability and pensioner benefits. Lower the benefits cap from £26,000 ... and educational staff on all diversity and inclusion issues. Housing Recognise fully the housing needs of people ... for people with disabilities, mental or physical health problems, aiming for one assessment and one budget for ...
WCA ‘Reform’ Part of Government’s Efforts to Cut Public Spending
21 September 2023 | News
Following the Government’s launching a consultation on changes ... DWP to decide whether or not you are fit for work for ESA and Universal Credit. The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank focused on improving living standards for those on low to middle incomes. The think ...
Ministers must eliminate conflict of interest within ‘troubled’ mental capacity proposals
01 November 2018 | News
... that those managers with a controlling interest over care and support businesses should not be in charge of processes ... face of our international obligations. We accept there are problems with the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards ... the Bill, a significant one being the conflict of interest issues. We see the conflict of interest as a threat to good ...
Liberal Democrats make Care and Disabled peoples rights central to their manifesto
10 June 2024 | News
... Democrats released their election manifesto, which contained much on the issues of care, health and disability. Speaking live from London, Ed Davey, the ...
Prepayment meter fallout sees the issue become national news
08 February 2023 | News
... saw the conversation around Prepayment meters hit the mainstream as the Times newspaper exposed the actions of both energy companies and bailiffs to the public. Prepayment meters – also known ... few months there have been worrying stories over their use and how cost effective they are. In the Times Story an ...
Know Your Normal: The experiences of young autistic people
06 June 2018 | News
... Normal (#knowyournormal) is a new report on mental health in autism. The aim of the research was to find out about the ... of young autistic people (16-25 years) across England and to make recommendations on how best to meet their ... on the autism spectrum have experienced mental health problems. Autistic people, their families, and the people ...