Next steps for delivering landmark childcare offer unveiled
We've launched a consultation and expression of interest to gather evidence about the 30-hour free childcare offer.
17 Apr 2016
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Primary school that excluded up to 'thirty disabled children in a year' in a bid to become an academy has rejected calls from education chiefs to allow some of the children back
A primary school that excluded 'up to thirty disabled children' 'in a rush to become an academy' has rejected education chiefs' calls to rescind some of the expulsions.
17 Apr 2016
New welfare secretary to sack disability assessment firms
STEPHEN CRABB, the new work and pensions secretary, is seeking to tear up government contracts with private "welfare to work" contractors as part of a radical overhaul of Iain Duncan Smith's benefits revolution.
17 Apr 2016
A year after it was introduced, Disability Rights UKs legal partners, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, say that budget cuts and a lack of compliance from local authorities are making The Care Act less effective than hoped.
A year after it was introduced, Disability Rights UKs legal partners, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, say that budget cuts and a lack of compliance from local authorities are making The Care Act less effective than hoped. When it was brought in last April, the Care Act 2014 was billed as the biggest change to adult social care for more than 20 years, which aimed to give disabled adults and their carers a greater understanding of their rights.
17 Apr 2016
MPs condemn PIP and ESA medical system
MPs on the public accounts committee (PAC) have issued a report which concludes that companies carrying out personal independence payment (PIP) and employment and support allowance (ESA) assessments are still failing to meet acceptable performance standards.
17 Apr 2016
Welcome to the new Changing Places (UK) Toilet Map
Find a toilet Find a Changing Places toilet quickly and easily!
12 Apr 2016