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Grenfell: Call for action over government’s ‘deplorable’ decision on evacuation plans

By John Pring on 19th May 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Call for action over government’s ‘deplorable’ decision on evacuation plans
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The government has caused outrage after announcing that it would not implement measures – recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry – that would have ensured disabled people could safely evacuate high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. The inquiry had recommended that […]

Grenfell: Campaigners ‘horrified’ and ‘sickened’ by minister’s evacuation excuses

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Campaigners ‘horrified’ and ‘sickened’ by minister’s evacuation excuses
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Disabled campaigners say they are “horrified” and “sickened” by the government’s “unconscionable” refusal to ensure that disabled people living in high-rise buildings have the right to a personal emergency evacuation plan (PEEP). Fire minister Lord [Stephen] Greenhalgh told fellow peers on […]

Grenfell: Government ‘probably forgot’ to ask disabled people for views on evacuation

By John Pring on 31st March 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Government ‘probably forgot’ to ask disabled people for views on evacuation
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A senior civil servant has told the Grenfell inquiry that the government probably “forgot” to seek disabled people’s views on how residents with physical impairments could evacuate tower blocks in an emergency, six years before the devastating fire. Brian Martin, who […]

Grenfell: Government repeatedly failed to seek disabled people’s views on evacuation

By John Pring on 17th March 2022 Category: Housing

Grenfell: Government repeatedly failed to seek disabled people’s views on evacuation
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The government repeatedly failed to seek the views of disabled people and their organisations about how residents with physical impairments could evacuate tower blocks in an emergency, six years before the Grenfell Tower disaster. Louise Upton, who was head of fire […]

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Grenfell survivor tells minister: Evacuation plans ‘are difference between life and death’
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A disabled woman who made a “miraculous” escape from the top floor of Grenfell Tower has told a parliamentary meeting that her husband would still be alive today if there had been an evacuation plan in place for her. Flora Neda […]

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’

By John Pring on 15th July 2021 Category: Housing

Minister told his ‘absurd’ high-rise evacuation plans are ‘dangerously misplaced’
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A minister has been told that his government’s “absurd” plans to protect disabled residents who would need assistance if they had to evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats are “dangerously misplaced”. A parliamentary meeting heard this week that the “arbitrary” proposals […]

Ministers face Grenfell legal action after watering down evacuation safety measure

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Human Rights

Ministers face Grenfell legal action after watering down evacuation safety measure
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The family of a disabled woman who died in the Grenfell Tower fire are taking legal action to force the government to protect other residents who need assistance in evacuating from high-rise blocks of flats. Last year, the Grenfell inquiry said […]

Disabled Grenfell residents were repeatedly failed in years before fire, inquiry finds

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Human Rights

Disabled Grenfell residents were repeatedly failed in years before fire, inquiry finds
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The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has detailed how disabled residents were failed repeatedly by both London Fire Brigade and the organisation that managed the building on behalf of a local authority. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said […]

Disabled people had rights breached before and after Grenfell fire, says watchdog

By John Pring on 14th March 2019 Category: Human Rights

Disabled people had rights breached before and after Grenfell fire, says watchdog
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Disabled people who died in the Grenfell Tower tragedy had their human rights breached by public bodies that failed to plan how they would evacuate their homes in the event of a fire, a report by the equality and human rights […]

Crossbench disabled peer calls for an end to austerity, and the misery it has caused

By John Pring on 29th June 2017 Category: Politics

Crossbench disabled peer calls for an end to austerity, and the misery it has caused
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A crossbench disabled peer has called for an end to government-led austerity and the “personal misery” it has caused. Lord [Colin] Low, speaking in the Lords debate on last week’s Queen’s speech, said he believed the result of the general election […]

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