Chris Grayling

Transport

October 12, 2017 0

DPOs call on transport secretary to restore Access for All funding

Disabled campaigners and their allies have called on the transport secretary to restore “vital” government funding for projects to improve access to rail stations across England, Wales and Scotland. In a letter signed by more than 50 organisations, Transport for All (TfA) – which campaigns for an accessible transport system – calls on Chris

Employment

Ministry of Justice sign on the wall of a building, overlooked by windows

July 27, 2017 0

Supreme Court tribunal fees win, but minister hints charges could be reintroduced

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the government broke the law by introducing fees for disabled people and others who take cases for discrimination or other illegal or unfair treatment to employment tribunals. The court ruled unanimously yesterday (Wednesday) that the government’s introduction of fees of up to £1,200 to take a case against

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Iain Duncan Smith shaking hands with a woman

December 22, 2016

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Criminal justice agencies reject call to investigate Duncan Smith’s WCA failings

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Scottish criminal justice agencies have rejected pleas to investigate the failure of two ministers to improve the safety of the government’s “fitness for work” test, despite evidence that their actions caused the deaths of at least three benefit claimants. Police Scotland was asked in March to investigate allegations of “wilful neglect of duty” by

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Head and shoulders of David Barr wearing a blue woollen hat

August 4, 2016

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Documents show WCA suicide death mirrored 2010 tragedy

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A physiotherapist took just 35 minutes to carry out a face-to-face assessment that led to a man with complex mental health problems being found “fit for work”, a decision that appears to have triggered his suicide. Last week, the parents of David Barr (pictured), from Glenrothes, Fife, called for former work and pensions ministers

Crime

July 28, 2016

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Parents of ‘fit for work’ suicide man back call for Iain Duncan Smith prosecution

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The parents of a disabled man who took his own life after being wrongly found “fit for work” have backed attempts to persuade Scottish police to investigate the actions of former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith. David and Maureen Barr have both told Disability News Service (DNS) that Duncan Smith and former

Crime

May 26, 2016

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Shadow chancellor backs calls to prosecute Iain Duncan Smith over WCA deaths

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Labour’s shadow chancellor has called for Iain Duncan Smith to face criminal charges over allegations that his failure to address a coroner’s concerns about the “fitness for work” test led to the deaths of disabled benefit claimants. John McDonnell (pictured) made the call during a speech to the TUC Disabled Workers Conference in London

Crime

May 5, 2016

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Scottish police assessing possible investigation into IDS and Grayling

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Scottish police are assessing whether to launch a criminal investigation into the failure of two government ministers to address a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the “fitness for work” test a failure which may have caused “countless deaths”. Disabled activist John McArdle, co-founder of the user-led campaign network Black Triangle, lodged a complaint

Crime

March 24, 2016

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Duncan Smith and Grayling ‘must face criminal probe’ over WCA deaths

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Disabled activists are calling for Iain Duncan Smith to face a criminal investigation over his refusal to address a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the “fitness for work” test, which led to “countless deaths” over the last six years. They want to hold Duncan Smith – and his former employment minister Chris Grayling

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Stephen Carre smiling and stroking a black cat

March 24, 2016

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Activists say why Duncan Smith and Grayling ‘must face criminal justice system’

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Disabled activists and disabled people’s organisations have explained why they are backing a call for two former work and pensions ministers to face a criminal investigation for misconduct in public office. Many of the country’s leading disabled campaigners have spoken out in the wake of the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith as work and

Benefits and Poverty

March 17, 2016

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Yvette Cooper slams ‘appalling’ failure of ministers to act over coroner’s letter

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Labour’s former work and pensions secretary has attacked Tory ministers for failing to order an urgent review of the “fitness for work” test after a coroner warned that it had triggered a disabled man’s suicide. Yvette Cooper has told Disability News Service that the failure of work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith and

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