Care watchdog criticised over abandoned bid to replace service-user contracts
The care watchdog is facing heavy criticism after being forced to abandon a year-long attempt…
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Charities delivering DWP’s work programme ‘must promise not to attack McVey’
Disability charities that sign up to help deliver the government’s new Work and Health Programme…
Redundancy threat hangs over Remploy workers as DWP funding ends
Disabled Remploy workers who are part of a supported employment programme could be at risk…
DWP refuses to name charities set to earn millions from new disability jobs scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions has refused to name the charities and other organisations…
Watchdog’s use of service-user inspection scheme has fallen sharply since 2015
The care watchdog is only managing to send service-users to assist on just over half…
Number of social care inspectors falls sharply, new figures show
The number of inspectors working for the care watchdog has fallen sharply over the last…
Remploy refuses to carry out basic background checks for care inspection roles
The company employed by the care watchdog to find service-users to help inspect residential homes…
Remploy refused to give disabled experts support workers for care inspections
Disabled people helping to deliver a vital part of the care watchdog’s inspection programme were…
G4S, Maximus and ‘A4E’ all set to win contracts under Work and Health Programme
Some of the country’s most controversial and discredited outsourcing companies are set to win contracts…
‘Grave and systematic violations’ minister branded ‘offensive’ after UN rights pledge
A minister partly responsible for the UK being found guilty of “grave or systematic violations”…