The prospect of tougher laws on disability hate crime has moved a step closer, after the government’s advisers on law reform launched a review of how current legislation was working. The Law Commission will look at two possible changes both mentioned […]
Law Commission review brings tougher hate crime laws closer
The prospect of tougher laws on disability hate crime has moved a step closer, after the government’s advisers on law reform launched a review of how current legislation was working. The Law Commission will look at two possible changes, both mentioned […]
Government makes ‘significant changes’ to PIP assessment criteria
The government has made “significant changes” to the criteria it will use to assess disabled people’s eligibility for the new personal independence payment (PIP) but early analysis of the alterations suggests key concerns remain. The Department for Work and Pensions today […]
McVey postpones hundreds of thousands of PIP reassessments
Hundreds of thousands of disabled people who claim disability living allowance (DLA) will not have to be reassessed for at least two years, after the coalition announced a major retreat on its reform timetable. Esther McVey, the Conservative minister for disabled […]
DWP accused of ‘shameful whitewash’ over DLA consultation responses
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to break its promise to publish thousands of public responses to its controversial disability living allowance (DLA) consultation by the end of this year. The DLA consultation took place from 6 December […]
Winterbourne View: self-advocates say ‘acid test’ will be action on hospitals
Leading members of the self-advocacy movement have given a guarded response to the government’s report into the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. They spoke out after the government pledged to move hundreds of people with learning difficulties and “challenging behaviour” out of […]
Winterbourne View: Minister says action is ‘national imperative’
The government has pledged to move hundreds of people with learning difficulties out of hospitals and into new homes in the community in the wake of the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. It has also promised that companies that provide services to […]
Mystery over EHRC’s bungled Poundland announcement
The equality watchdog has provided new fuel for its critics after announcing plans to work with the Poundland retail chain on its disability policies, before withdrawing the announcement and refusing to comment on the story. The Equality and Human Rights Commission […]
Network hopes new manifesto will draw movement together
A new network of disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) is to draw up a manifesto and plan a week of campaigning action across the UK in a bid to “sharpen the struggle” against the coalition’s attacks on disability rights. A conference in […]
the blog: Winterbourne View: 50 years of broken promises
Winterbourne View: 50 years of broken promises “There are far too many people with learning disabilities or autism staying too long in hospital or residential homes and even though many are receiving good care in these settings, many should not be […]