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‘Our members are raging’: Shock and anger as Scottish government’s ‘sham’ co-production leads to ‘weak’ disability plan
Three national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have attacked the Scottish government over a “sham” process of ...
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Minister casts fresh doubt on Kendall’s ‘I’ll send work coaches into mental health wards’ claim
A minister has cast fresh doubt on claims by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall that she is planning to send work ...
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Disabled activists and unions come together to fight threatened cuts to benefits in Labour’s first budget
Disabled activists and unions have come together to fight what they fear will be a renewed, hostile attack on disabled people ...
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Charity Commission launches second inquiry into disabled people’s organisation
The Charity Commission has launched a second inquiry into a disabled people’s organisation (DPO) over “serious concerns” ...
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DWP destroyed recordings that would have proved link to daughter’s suicide, says grieving mum
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) breached its own rules by destroying recordings that would have shown how a work ...
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Wheelchair-user ‘humiliated’ after driver bans him from coach for complaining about safety and discrimination
A wheelchair-user was left “humiliated” after a coach driver refused to allow him to board his vehicle, and then told him he ...
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The Conservative party has refused to explain why its former ministers “sat on” vital research papers for up to six years while running the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Labour’s new work ...