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Government bows to pressure over accessible versions of Human Rights Act consultation

By John Pring on 10th March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Government bows to pressure over accessible versions of Human Rights Act consultation
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Ministers have bowed to pressure from disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and allies to extend the deadline for those with certain access needs to respond to a consultation on the Human Rights Act. There had been anger over the failure of the […]

Government’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to extend rights deadline after access failure

By John Pring on 3rd March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to extend rights deadline after access failure
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More than 40 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have signed a letter to the justice secretary to ask why he waited until 12 days before the end of a consultation on the Human Rights Act to publish an “easy read” version. The […]

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