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Police admit officers have no guidance on when to pass protesters’ info to DWP

By John Pring on 24th October 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Police admit officers have no guidance on when to pass protesters’ info to DWP
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Police forces across the country have admitted that they have no policies or guidance that would tell officers when they should pass information about disabled protesters to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Concerns had been growing this year after […]

Concerns grow over police force that shares info on protesters with DWP

By John Pring on 5th September 2019 Category: Human Rights

Concerns grow over police force that shares info on protesters with DWP
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Grave concerns have been raised about what appear to be “discriminatory” and “pernicious” actions by a police force that has admitted passing information about disabled protesters to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Campaigners, including the human rights organisation Liberty, […]

Anger grows as police force edges towards releasing DWP ‘sharing agreement’

By John Pring on 1st August 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Anger grows as police force edges towards releasing DWP ‘sharing agreement’
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Disabled activists will meet this week to discuss how to respond to a police force that has admitted it has an agreement to share information with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about benefit claimants who take part in protests. […]

Police force admits agreement to share information about protesters with DWP

By John Pring on 25th July 2019 Category: Human Rights

Police force admits agreement to share information about protesters with DWP
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has admitted that it has a written agreement to share information about disabled people and other activists who take part in protests with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Disabled activists have expressed alarm at the […]

Call for urgent probe into police passing DWP information about protesters

By John Pring on 21st February 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Call for urgent probe into police passing DWP information about protesters
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There are growing concerns and calls for an urgent investigation into admissions by two police forces that they have shared information about protesters with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Both Lancashire and Greater Manchester police forces have now admitted […]

Tory conference police force admits sharing information on protesters with DWP

By John Pring on 14th February 2019 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Tory conference police force admits sharing information on protesters with DWP
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Disabled activists have demanded an inquiry after a police force that has patrolled four Conservative party conferences since 2010 admitted sharing information about protesters with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has now become the second […]

Trio who ‘avoided hate crime sentence for second time’ show law ‘is a joke’

By John Pring on 20th March 2015 Category: Crime

Trio who ‘avoided hate crime sentence for second time’ show law ‘is a joke’
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Three thugs who carried out vicious attacks on young disabled men have avoided being sentenced for hate crime for the second time, raising fresh questions about the criminal justice system’s commitment to addressing targeted offences. One prominent disabled campaigner said the […]

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