Autism Charities urge government to bring in new mental health law and end imprisonment… Lauren Nicolle Sep 21, 2023 Two charities are urging the government to bring the Mental Health Bill into law so that learning disability and…
Equality Government fails to attend UN meeting to discuss progress on disability rights Lauren Nicolle Sep 5, 2023 The government has failed to attend a meeting at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva to assess its progress on the…
Equality Minimal progress made to improve the lives of disabled people, report finds Lauren Nicolle Aug 17, 2023 A new report is urging the government to improve the lives of disabled people, as currently, they are at higher…
Features Social care: It’s time for the learning disability sector to save itself Billy Davis Sep 9, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid's Spending Review promised to inject £1 billion into social care. Billy Davis, Hft’s Public…
News Spending Review: £1 billion for social care deemed “a short-term… LDT Editor Sep 5, 2019 Chancellor Sajid Javid's Spending Review promises to inject £1 billion into social care.
Autism Government pledges to monitor autism employment gap – for the first time LDT Editor Jul 4, 2019 For the first time, the government has pledged to work with the Office for National Statistics to include autistic…
Legislation Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill: clarify deprivation of liberty definition,… LDT Editor Oct 29, 2018 In order to protect vulnerable people, the Government has brought forward a Bill that proposes amendments to the…
News Government will not meet manifesto commitment to halve disability employment gap… LDT Editor Dec 8, 2016 The government will reduce the disability employment gap by just 2.6% by 2020 on current rates of progress – and…
Housing Government supported housing proposals risk creating housing crisis for people… LDT Editor Sep 15, 2016 The government’s plans to cap Housing Benefit rates for the supported housing sector risk creating a housing crisis…
News Labour calls for government to commit to new two-year Winterbourne View deadline LDT Editor Jul 15, 2014 Labour has called on the Government to commit to a two-year deadline to end the practice of placing vulnerable…
News Children with learning disabilities go to court over ‘bedroom tax’ LDT Editor Mar 7, 2013 Ten vulnerable and disabled children – including 4 with learning disabilities – have launched a High Court action…