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Labour’s chair has refused to answer questions about a disabled constituent whose suicide was closely linked to flaws in the personal independence payment (PIP) system, just as her government was trying to cut PIP spending by billions of pounds a year. […]
An ombudsman has warned that local authorities are frequently failing to make reasonable adjustments for disabled service-users, particularly those with invisible impairments. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman, Michael King (pictured), called on local councils in England to be “proactive” […]
An ombudsman has “strongly criticised” a local council’s children’s services provider for failing to provide educational support to three disabled children. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman said there was also cause for concern about “systemic failures” between Richmond council […]