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DPOs call on minister to scrap ‘unfair’ SEN coronavirus measures

By John Pring on 1st April 2021 Category: Education

DPOs call on minister to scrap ‘unfair’ SEN coronavirus measures
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Three disabled people’s organisations have asked the education secretary why he is refusing to scrap controversial measures that handed him the power to restrict disabled children’s right to education. Ministers insist that the powers, which were introduced a year ago through […]

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 ignores calls to scrap COVID care restrictions

By John Pring on 1st October 2020 Category: Human Rights

Government ignores calls to scrap COVID care restrictions
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The government has ignored repeated calls from disabled people’s organisations and allies to scrap measures that limit the rights of disabled adults and children to social care and education support during the pandemic crisis. In the first parliamentary review of temporary […]

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 […]

Government tries to address abuse of disabled people’s rights in new winter plan

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

Government tries to address abuse of disabled people’s rights in new winter plan
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The government has attempted to address some of the concerns about the abuse of disabled people’s rights to health and social care that emerged during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The policies come in a new adult social care […]

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 […]

Coronavirus round-up: NSUN grants, BSL, education, Access to Work… and supermarkets

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Coronavirus round-up: NSUN grants, BSL, education, Access to Work… and supermarkets
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A new fund is offering grants to user-led and community groups in England that are providing support to people in mental distress during the coronavirus crisis. The fund is being run by the National Survivor User Network (NSUN), and offers grants […]

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 […]

New shadow minister pledges ‘better and wider engagement’ with disabled people

By John Pring on 23rd April 2020 Category: Politics

New shadow minister pledges ‘better and wider engagement’ with disabled people
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Labour’s new shadow minister for disabled people has pledged to be a “good listener” and to ensure that her party considers the impact on disabled people of every one of its policies. Vicky Foxcroft (pictured) was speaking to Disability News Service […]

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 […]

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