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Disabled campaigners say they are “deeply concerned” about the government’s commitment to scrapping care charges, after a minister refused to confirm that Andy Burnham’s pledge of free personal care for older people would also apply to working-age disabled people. There was […]
The former civil servant leading a commission on adult social care in England has refused to apologise after making “uninformed” and “harmful” comments in two radio interviews that fuelled hostility towards disabled people who receive benefits. Baroness [Louise] Casey was being […]
The former civil servant leading a commission on adult social care in England has told MPs she is examining the impact of scrapping home care charges but also suggested she is unlikely to call for it to be introduced immediately. Baroness […]
Separate reports have highlighted how years of failed government promises on reform have left broken adult social care systems in both England and Scotland. In England, MPs on the Commons health and social care committee published a report this week warning […]
Disabled campaigners have criticised a review of standards in the Metropolitan police for failing to conclude that the force is institutionally disablist, and then refusing to explain that decision. Baroness Casey’s review of the force’s culture and standards found one in […]
Discrimination faced by disabled staff within the Metropolitan police has become “baked into the system”, a review of the force’s culture and standards has found. But despite multiple findings of disability discrimination, the report by the crossbench peer Baroness [Louise] Casey […]