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  • First Report of Covid 19 Inquiry

    First Report of Covid 19 Inquiry

    22 July 2024

    The UK Covid 19 Inquiry’s first report and recommendations, covering Module 1 of their investigations has been published in a range of formats. Module 1 examined the state of the UK’s central government structures and procedures for pandemic emergency preparedness, resilience and response.

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  • Disability Groups Respond to Covid Inquiry

    Disability Groups Respond to Covid Inquiry

    26 April 2022

    The horrifying impact of the Covid pandemic on Disabled people risks being ‘airbrushed out of history’, Disability Rights UK and its partners have warned ahead of the looming public inquiry. The warning comes in a formal response to the inquiry’s draft terms of reference drafted by law firm Bhatt Murphy Solicitors on behalf of DRUK and a number of disabled people’s organisations.

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  • Exploring The Disability Employment Gap

    Exploring The Disability Employment Gap

    26 November 2020

    The UK Parliament’s Work And Pensions Committee have launched an inquiry aiming to investigate the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people and look at how the DWP can better support disabled people in the labour market. They want to hear from disabled people about your experiences.You can submit evidence until Friday 18 December 2020.

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  • Inquiry Reports Failings in Disability Benefits Assessments

    15 February 2018

    The House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee Inquiry into disability assessments by private contractors find they are “riddled with errors,” which has lead to a pervasive lack of trust in the benefits system.

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  • Adult Social Care Inquiry

    08 August 2016

    If you wish to give your views, the deadline for written submissions for the Communities and Local Government Committee’s inquiry into the financial sustainability of local authority adult social care is Friday 19 August.

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  • Campaigners Call Government's Hate Crime Action Plan an 'Unforgivable' Failure

    03 August 2016

    Campaigners have attacked the government’s new hate crime action plan for its ‘totally disrespectful’ failure to address problems around disability-related hostility.

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