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Activist’s exposé of social care system shows some ‘live in state of fear’

By John Pring on 12th August 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Activist’s exposé of social care system shows some ‘live in state of fear’
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A disabled activist has used his 35 years of experience as a service-user to write a detailed exposé of England’s social care system. Donald O’Neal’s book – The Lack of Care Act 2014 – combines detailed research, knowledge built up as […]

Watchdog’s ‘invaluable’ inquiry set to expose ‘fragility’ of social care system

By John Pring on 29th April 2021 Category: Independent Living

Watchdog’s ‘invaluable’ inquiry set to expose ‘fragility’ of social care system
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is to launch an “invaluable” and “long-overdue” inquiry into whether the social care system breaches equality and human rights laws. The formal statutory inquiry will examine the system of assessing needs and making decisions […]

Care Act easements set to be scrapped, but SEN measures will stay

By John Pring on 25th March 2021 Category: Education

Care Act easements set to be scrapped, but SEN measures will stay
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The government is to abandon measures that ran “a coach and horses” through the right to social care during the pandemic, but similar restrictions imposed on disabled young people’s right to education are set to remain. The measures were all part […]

Government faces calls to scrap ‘discriminatory’ pandemic emergency measures

By John Pring on 24th September 2020 Category: Human Rights

Government faces calls to scrap ‘discriminatory’ pandemic emergency measures
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The government is facing growing pressure to scrap “wholly unacceptable” and “discriminatory” emergency powers that have allowed public bodies to suspend disabled people’s rights during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 60 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and their allies this week signed […]

Disabled peers call on government to scrap Care Act coronavirus powers

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Independent Living

Disabled peers call on government to scrap Care Act coronavirus powers
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Two disabled peers have called on the health and social care secretary to scrap powers given to local authorities that allow them to suspend some of their social care duties during the coronavirus pandemic. Crossbench peers Baroness [Jane] Campbell and Baroness […]

MPs told of financial and psychological costs of ‘demeaning’ care charging system

By John Pring on 16th July 2020 Category: Independent Living

MPs told of financial and psychological costs of ‘demeaning’ care charging system
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A disabled campaigner has painted a stark picture of the psychological and financial impact of the system of charging for care and support services, as he gave evidence to a committee of MPs. Kevin Caulfield told the Commons health and social […]

Coronavirus: Concerns over councils ‘rushing to free themselves’ from Care Act duties

By John Pring on 30th April 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Concerns over councils ‘rushing to free themselves’ from Care Act duties
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Eight local authorities in England have become the first to take advantage of new emergency powers that allow them to reduce their duties under the Care Act. One of the councils – Solihull – has become the first to admit that […]

Coronavirus: Council ‘tells social workers to stop all their usual work’

By John Pring on 2nd April 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Council ‘tells social workers to stop all their usual work’
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A local authority apparently told its social workers to “stop all their usual work” until the coronavirus crisis was over, even before emergency powers to reduce their duties under the Care Act became law. The controversial Coronavirus Act, which became law […]

Coronavirus: Disabled people say ‘shocking’ new laws will strip away rights

By John Pring on 26th March 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Disabled people say ‘shocking’ new laws will strip away rights
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Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) say measures in the government’s emergency Coronavirus Act – which became law yesterday (Wednesday) – will “run a coach and horses” through their rights to social care. They spoke out as MPs and peers debated, and then […]

DPO plans court vigil as it intervenes in ‘hugely significant’ Care Act case

By John Pring on 10th August 2017 Category: Independent Living

DPO plans court vigil as it intervenes in ‘hugely significant’ Care Act case
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A disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has intervened in a “hugely significant” court of appeal hearing that is set to decide how far the government’s Care Act protects disabled people’s independent living and well-being.   Inclusion London is the first DPO to […]

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