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New evidence suggests DWP covered up coroner’s WCA warning

By John Pring on 18th December 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

New evidence suggests DWP covered up coroner’s WCA warning
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Damning new evidence suggests that senior figures in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) covered up a coroner’s warning about the grave dangers posed by a new disability assessment. Disability News Service (DNS) has seen a series of letters that […]

Stephen Carre WCA scandal: Tory ministers ‘knew their policy was lethal’

By John Pring on 13th November 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Stephen Carre WCA scandal: Tory ministers ‘knew their policy was lethal’
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Disabled activists have called for ministers to face a criminal investigation, over their apparent failure to hand a crucial coroner’s report about the discredited “fitness for work” test to their own independent expert. Earlier this week, a Disability News Service (DNS) […]

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