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Concern over scope of EHRC inquiry into ‘unlawful acts’ by work and pensions secretaries
The equality watchdog has finally launched a – limited – investigation into unlawful treatment by the Department for Work and ...
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Council sparks anger over refusal to release details of care cuts agreement with consultancy
Disabled campaigners say they are “horrified” at a council’s lack of transparency after it refused to release documents that ...
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DWP silent over whether Sunak was wrong to say PIP was being exploited, as fraud falls to zero
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has refused to say if the prime minister was wrong to suggest that disability ...
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Government failure on mental health detentions ‘is scandalous’
The government has “fallen short” on its promise to halve the number of people with learning difficulties* and autistic ...
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Low traffic neighbourhoods can often damage disabled people’s independence, MPs are told
A disabled MP has warned that the introduction of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) across England has too often had a ...
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Baroness Grey-Thompson runs out of time in the Lords as she lists access barriers faced by disabled people
A disabled peer ran out of time during a Lords debate as she attempted to describe all the barriers disabled people face in ...
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Disabled benefit tribunal member says DWP drove her repeatedly to brink of suicide
A disabled woman who sits on a social security tribunal has described how the incompetence and abusive actions of the ...
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DWP told to pay £50,000 to Deaf job-seeker after repeated failure to provide BSL interpreter
A tribunal has told the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pay nearly £50,000 in damages to a Deaf man after repeatedly failing to provide him with the interpreters he needed for job-related ...