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MPs consider devasting effect of the benefits freeze on poverty
03 March 2019 | News
Work and Pensions Committee to question Amber Rudd on benefit levels “driving destitution and poverty” Monday 11 March 2019, 4:15pm ... for all frozen benefits other than child benefit – a year early, in this year’s Spring Statement, would lift 200,000 ...
Lift Reliability Concerns Continue For Disabled Passengers
10 October 2024 | News
Lift failures and associated flawed or inaccurate information is a continual topic of annoyance ... the day and Disabled passengers are left with accessibility problems and massive additional delays.’ Disability Rights ...
Liz Sayce criticises non work programme
08 October 2013 | News
Speaking on Channel 4 Liz Sayce described the work programme as ... past year, only 5.3 per cent of people getting employment and support allowance (ESA) who were referred to the ... cent failure rate. Work Choice, for those with more complex problems, only has a 31 per cent success rate. Since 2011 ...
90 year old unlawfully deprived of liberty
22 January 2015 | News
Conduct of Council "reprehensible" in breaching man's human rights and failing to comply with Mental Capacity Act, says judge ... moved a 90 year old man, who has dementia and other health problems, into a care home against his wishes. The decision ...
European Blue Badge Confusion
26 July 2022 | News
Government Ministers are still negotiating with 11 European nations on ... of blue badges, as well as those which still accept them, and they are currently negotiating with Spain, Portugal, Italy and many others on their continued use. However, until these ...
Joint review of disability hate crime follow-up
20 May 2015 | News
Criminal Justice Inspectorate finds police, prosecutors, and ... considers how the police, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and probation service providers (National Probation Service ...
Positive stories about workplace adjustments wanted
14 January 2019 | News
The Equality and Human Rights Commission would like to hear from disabled people and those managing a long-term health condition about adjustments made in ... as long as filming could be completed at the end of January/early February. Positive stories about workplace ...
Atos to exit WCA contract by February 2015
22 April 2014 | News
... to exit from its Work Capability Assessment (WCA) contract in February 2015 at the latest (instead of August 2015 as ... Atos says it will be transferring the infrastructure and employees to the new provider and "will ensure consistency of service". However, Atos will ...
Our response to Outcome Based Success Measures: The Next Stage
01 December 2015 | News
This consultation sets out detailed proposals for using new outcome based measures of performance for publicly funded post-19 education and skills, excluding higher education It builds on the ... looks at: using the measures for accountability and intervention as part of the minimum standards framework ...
Employment protection for the terminally ill
04 June 2014 | News
Get your MP to sign this Early Day motion 8 (EDM) That this House expresses concern about employment protection for the terminally ill; notes that terminal conditions are currently ... to conduct their role with reasonable adjustments; understands that this can mean that terminally ill people can be ...