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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 […]

Shock and outrage over government’s fire safety guidance contract

By John Pring on 27th January 2022 Category: Housing

Shock and outrage over government’s fire safety guidance contract
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Disabled activists are “shocked and outraged” at the government’s decision to commission fire safety guidance from a company that produced a “discriminatory” and “discredited” policy on evacuating disabled people that was in place at the time of the Grenfell tragedy. Consultants […]

One step closer in decade-long battle for stronger disability hate crime laws

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Crime

One step closer in decade-long battle for stronger disability hate crime laws
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The decade-long battle for tougher laws on disability hate crime moved a step closer this week after the Law Commission announced a series of measures that would make it easier to secure convictions, if its recommendations are accepted by the government. […]

Disability hate crime prosecutions plummet… but police stay silent

By John Pring on 28th October 2021 Category: Crime

Disability hate crime prosecutions plummet… but police stay silent
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Prosecutions of disability hate crime have plunged by half in just two years, at the same time as offences recorded by police forces are rising sharply, according to “incredibly worrying” new figures. The key explanation for the fall appears to be […]

Hate crime figures rise sharply, while questions remain over some police forces

By John Pring on 14th October 2021 Category: Crime

Hate crime figures rise sharply, while questions remain over some police forces
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New Home Office figures that show a steep rise in recorded disability hate crime during the pandemic have sparked alarm among disabled campaigners, as well as fresh concerns over the contrasting performances of different police forces. The figures show an increase […]

Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation
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Autistic rights campaigners have vowed to fight to clear the name of a young, black autistic man after the Home Office finally agreed this week not to proceed with deporting him to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he […]

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Housing

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe
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New government plans that would protect some disabled people from the risk of fire in residential buildings do not go far enough, and even suggest that disabled residents might have to pay for measures to keep them safe, say campaigners. The […]

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation

By Chloe Johnson on 10th June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation
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Campaigners are set to protest outside the Home Office this weekend to call on the government to abandon plans to deport a young, black autistic man to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he was four. They say the […]

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action
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The government has failed to act to protect disabled people from the risk of fire in high-rise and other residential buildings, nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, say campaigners. Disabled campaigners and allies have shared an open statement – […]

Disabled peer secures victory over government on domestic abuse bill

By John Pring on 11th March 2021 Category: Crime

Disabled peer secures victory over government on domestic abuse bill
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A disabled peer has inflicted a heavy defeat on the government over its refusal to extend the rights of disabled survivors of domestic abuse through new legislation. Baroness [Jane] Campbell secured cross-party backing for her amendments to the government’s domestic abuse […]

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