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Ministers have sat for months on elected office report, government admits

By John Pring on 30th April 2020 Category: Politics

Ministers have sat for months on elected office report, government admits
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Ministers have failed for more than a year to publish a report they commissioned into the barriers facing disabled people who want to achieve elected office. The report by two leading academics includes a series of recommendations on how to tackle […]

New access fund helps nearly 20 disabled politicians win council seats

By John Pring on 16th May 2019 Category: Politics

New access fund helps nearly 20 disabled politicians win council seats
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A new fund to support disabled candidates who want to stand for elected office helped 19 disabled people win seats on local councils at this month’s elections. The EnAble Fund for Elected Office only went live in January, handing out 42 […]

Government set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again

By John Pring on 28th April 2016 Category: Human Rights

Government set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again
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The government has told the equality watchdog that it plans to slash its budget again, even though the financial year has already started. The planned cuts only emerged after the Government Equalities Office (GEO) told Disability News Service (DNS) that it […]

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