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Ministers have bowed to pressure from disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and allies to extend the deadline for those with certain access needs to respond to a consultation on the Human Rights Act. There had been anger over the failure of the […]
The equality watchdog has secretly decided to scrap its committee of disabled advisers, without attempting to consult on the move with disabled people and their organisations, Disability News Service (DNS) has learned. The decision by the Equality and Human Rights Commission […]
The government has been discriminating against hundreds of disabled parents who have been told they cannot claim vital financial support for their babies’ nutrition unless they transfer onto universal credit, NHS figures have revealed. Disability News Service (DNS) has obtained the […]
Two national advice charities have refused to say if agreements they signed with the government to provide support to universal credit claimants contain gagging clauses that might prevent them publicly criticising the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). DWP announced in […]
A new disability policy thinktank has launched a report that calls for action to tackle the under-representation of disabled people in politics, but without revealing its own close links to the Conservative party. The Disability Policy Centre (DPC) describes itself as […]
More than 40 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have signed a letter to the justice secretary to ask why he waited until 12 days before the end of a consultation on the Human Rights Act to publish an “easy read” version. The […]
A major investigation by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has called for tougher inspection and oversight of residential special schools, after hearing how some teachers exploited their positions to groom and abuse disabled pupils. A report on the […]
Ministers have broken a pledge made in their National Disability Strategy to set up a taskforce of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that would help them access more government contracts, by allowing non-user-led charities to join the group. The strategy pledged last […]
Two disabled campaigners who have spent most of the pandemic shielding are set to take legal action against the government, after the prime minister’s confirmation that he was ending the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive COVID-19 test. Fleur Perry […]
Mounting evidence suggests a crisis within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) systems that assess disabled people for their eligibility for benefits. Delays and backlogs across the assessment system have even led to DWP refusing to carry out any repeat […]