A leading Deaf campaigner has welcomed the government’s “long, long overdue” announcement that it will finally change the law to allow Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL) to serve on juries. David Buxton (pictured) has spent a decade campaigning […]
Ministry of Justice
Minister calls for evidence on neurodiversity in criminal justice system
Net closing on government departments that refuse to publish deaths reports
Disabled campaigners ‘one step closer to justice’, despite court setback
Support for ‘amazing’ campaigner whose vital legal case could help thousands
Two government departments ‘are breaking the law over PIP recording failure’
Benefit appeal recordings not possible at nearly half tribunal venues
The government is discriminating against disabled benefit claimants by failing to install equipment at tribunal venues that would allow them to record what happens at their social security appeals, according to university researchers. Leeds University’s International Disability Law Clinic (IDLC) has […]