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We have failed across the country on disability hate crime, says police chief

By John Pring on 27th October 2022 Category: Crime

We have failed across the country on disability hate crime, says police chief
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The performance of police forces across the country in providing justice for victims of disability hate crime is not good enough and must improve, the organisation representing senior police officers has finally admitted. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) admitted its […]

Court gives disabled duo go-ahead to challenge ministers on post-Grenfell evacuation

By John Pring on 15th September 2022 Category: Human Rights

Court gives disabled duo go-ahead to challenge ministers on post-Grenfell evacuation
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Two campaigners have won permission from the high court to challenge the government’s refusal to ensure that all disabled people can safely evacuate from high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. Georgie Hulme and Sarah Rennie, co-founders of the disabled-led leaseholder action […]

Disabled duo launch legal challenge to government’s ‘outrageous’ Grenfell move

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Housing

Disabled duo launch legal challenge to government’s ‘outrageous’ Grenfell move
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Two campaigners have launched a legal challenge over the Home Office decision to reject a key recommendation from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that would have ensured they and other disabled residents could safely evacuate blocks of flats. Georgie Hulme and Sarah […]

Firefighters’ union tells government to think again on evacuation

By John Pring on 9th June 2022 Category: Housing

Firefighters’ union tells government to think again on evacuation
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A firefighters’ union has told the government to rethink its decision to reject a key recommendation from the Grenfell inquiry that would ensure disabled people could safely evacuate high-rise blocks of flats in emergencies. The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the […]

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 […]

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