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Council faces legal action after slashing woman’s post-ILF care without telling her

By John Pring on 9th November 2017 Category: Independent Living

Council faces legal action after slashing woman’s post-ILF care without telling her
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A local authority is facing legal action after a “deeply concerning” decision to slash a disabled woman’s care package before it had completed an assessment of her care needs. Hounslow council appears to have ignored its obligations under the Care Act […]

Failed legal bid ‘shows UN was right to call for a right to independent living’

By John Pring on 7th September 2017 Category: Independent Living

Failed legal bid ‘shows UN was right to call for a right to independent living’
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The case of a man who lost his legal bid to reverse a drastic cut to his support package shows the United Nations was right to call on the UK government to introduce a legal right to independent living, say disabled […]

DPO plans court vigil as it intervenes in ‘hugely significant’ Care Act case

By John Pring on 10th August 2017 Category: Independent Living

DPO plans court vigil as it intervenes in ‘hugely significant’ Care Act case
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A disabled people’s organisation (DPO) has intervened in a “hugely significant” court of appeal hearing that is set to decide how far the government’s Care Act protects disabled people’s independent living and well-being.   Inclusion London is the first DPO to […]

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