The government has launched a long-awaited consultation on a new system of safeguards that aim to protect service-users who are considered unable to consent to restrictions placed on their liberty through their care and support. The new Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) […]
Human Rights
Government bows to pressure over accessible versions of Human Rights Act consultation
New concerns over equality watchdog as it scraps disability committee
Government’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to extend rights deadline after access failure
Anger and disbelief over Johnson’s ‘red meat’ Covid announcement ‘that will cost lives’
Government’s disability strategy ‘fails on climate change and Covid’
Disability strategy is unlawful, court confirms… and denies DWP permission to appeal
Five disabled peers help defeat government’s attack on right to protest
Government plans for more virtual court hearings ‘will lead to widespread injustice’
Government plans to expand the number of trials and other criminal hearings carried out remotely through video and telephone links will expose disabled defendants to widespread discrimination and injustice, campaigners have warned. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and criminal justice campaigners said […]