Long-awaited Newton meeting confirms confusion over DPO engagement
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have raised ongoing concerns about the government’s failure to comply with…
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Minister seeks recruits for new disability network… but refuses to pay them
The minister for disabled people is refusing to pay the chairs and members of nine…
Shock and anger at government’s failure to invite DPOs to disability workshop
Campaigners have been left “shocked and appalled” by the government’s decision to hold a workshop…
Office for Disability Issues ‘taking no action’ to halt closure of DPOs
The government’s Office for Disability Issues is apparently failing to take any action to address…
Call for national research as fears grow over loss of DPOs
There is an “urgent” need for research into the hidden issue of disabled people’s organisations…
Office for Disability Issues staff levels have plummeted since 2010, DWP admits
The number of staff working in the government’s Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has plummeted…
Scrapped! Ministers ‘secretly ditch government’s disability strategy’
The government appears to have scrapped its cross-departmental disability strategy – which was aimed at…
Civil servant sparks fresh concerns over ideological basis of jobs strategy
The civil servant who leads the government’s work and health unit has sparked fresh concerns…
MPs hear of activists’ anger and frustration over ministers’ response to UN report
Disabled activists have told MPs and peers of their frustration at not being able to…
Government denies missing stats would expose failure of disability strategy
The government has failed to provide annual figures that could have exposed the failure of…