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Bus company breached access laws… and then lied about what it had done

By John Pring on 8th December 2022 Category: Transport

Bus company breached access laws… and then lied about what it had done
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A public transport provider breached access laws by refusing to allow a wheelchair-user to board one of its buses, and then lied about its driver’s actions. Accessible transport campaigner Doug Paulley is taking legal action against Stagecoach after he was refused […]

Criminal justice agencies reject call to investigate Duncan Smith’s WCA failings

By John Pring on 22nd December 2016 Category: Crime

Criminal justice agencies reject call to investigate Duncan Smith’s WCA failings
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Scottish criminal justice agencies have rejected pleas to investigate the failure of two ministers to improve the safety of the government’s “fitness for work” test, despite evidence that their actions caused the deaths of at least three benefit claimants. Police Scotland […]

Parents of ‘fit for work’ suicide man back call for Iain Duncan Smith prosecution

By John Pring on 28th July 2016 Category: Crime

Parents of ‘fit for work’ suicide man back call for Iain Duncan Smith prosecution
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The parents of a disabled man who took his own life after being wrongly found “fit for work” have backed attempts to persuade Scottish police to investigate the actions of former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith. David and Maureen […]

Scottish police assessing possible investigation into IDS and Grayling

By John Pring on 5th May 2016 Category: Crime

Scottish police assessing possible investigation into IDS and Grayling
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Scottish police are assessing whether to launch a criminal investigation into the failure of two government ministers to address a coroner’s concerns about the safety of the “fitness for work” test a failure which may have caused “countless deaths”. Disabled activist […]

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