Ministers have bowed to pressure from disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and allies to extend the deadline for those with certain access needs to respond to a consultation on the Human Rights Act. There had been anger over the failure of the […]
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Government’s ‘unacceptable’ refusal to extend rights deadline after access failure
DPOs call on minister to scrap ‘unfair’ SEN coronavirus measures
Government faces calls to scrap ‘discriminatory’ pandemic emergency measures
The government is facing growing pressure to scrap “wholly unacceptable” and “discriminatory” emergency powers that have allowed public bodies to suspend disabled people’s rights during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 60 disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and their allies this week signed […]