A disabled woman who fled a violent relationship says she was left without any income after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) refused to ease demands placed on her by its “abusive” universal credit system, and then stopped her payments. […]
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Care regulator faces ‘whitewash’ allegation by MPs and peers over abuse scandal
Activists call for closure of all long-stay hospitals after Whorlton Hall scandal
Whistle-blower withdraws offer to help police reopen probe into autistic abuse scandal
Charity ‘must listen to autistic people’ in wake of abuse scandal
Mencap care staff ‘called resident “poison dwarf” and reused feeding syringes’
Cornwall under spotlight again after latest abuse scandal
An “incompetent” council apparently failed to take disciplinary action against any members of staff following allegations of serious ill-treatment and neglect of disabled people at a day centre. A serious case review, published last week, described incidents of alleged “humiliation, ostracising, […]
Government silent on latest school abuse concerns
Inquiry call after abuse allegations surface at third special school
The government has refused to comment on calls for a national inquiry into abuse within the special education system after a school in a third local authority faced allegations that staff had abused disabled pupils. In the last two weeks, Disability […]