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Charity Commission launches second inquiry into disabled people’s organisation

By John Pring on 24th October 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Charity Commission launches second inquiry into disabled people’s organisation
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The Charity Commission has launched a second inquiry into a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) over “serious concerns” about the way it is being run. Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) was already being investigated over its failure to meet its statutory […]

Autistic teen’s legal fight over ‘physical abuse’ school exclusion

By John Pring on 5th July 2018 Category: Education

Autistic teen’s legal fight over ‘physical abuse’ school exclusion
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A legal case being heard this week highlights how disabled children who can be physically aggressive because of their impairment are currently being failed by equality laws, say inclusive education campaigners. The upper tribunal this week heard the appeal brought by […]

Minister’s PIP actions were ‘unreasonable’, ‘irrational’ and ‘unlawful’, says court

By John Pring on 5th June 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Minister’s PIP actions were ‘unreasonable’, ‘irrational’ and ‘unlawful’, says court
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A court has ruled that work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith (pictured) was “unreasonable”, “irrational” and acted “unlawfully” by delaying payments of his new disability benefit to two disabled people. The high court said the delays of up to 13 […]

PIP delay woman struggled to eat and heat her home, court hears

By John Pring on 15th May 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP delay woman struggled to eat and heat her home, court hears
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A court has heard how a disabled woman struggled to afford to feed herself and heat her home because of delays with her claim for the government’s new disability benefit. Lawyers representing the woman, known as Ms C, and another disabled […]

Government backtracks again on cuts to student support

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Education

Government backtracks again on cuts to student support
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The government has announced a further delay to its proposals to restrict the funding that helps disabled students attend university, days after two young people won permission to challenge its plans in the courts. Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation […]

Two claimants take legal action over their months in the PIP queue

By John Pring on 28th February 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Two claimants take legal action over their months in the PIP queue
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Two disabled people who spent months waiting to be assessed for the new disability benefit have secured the chance to take legal action against the government over the delays they and thousands of others have faced. Lawyers have been granted permission […]

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