‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’
Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights
Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights
The government has appointed a commercial lawyer to chair the equality and human rights watchdog, despite MPs raising serious concerns
Continue reading‘Conflict of interest’ lawyer to chair EHRC, as minister ignores MPs’ concerns
The government has told the equality watchdog that it plans to slash its budget again, even though the financial year
Continue readingGovernment set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22nd October 2015 The government has rejected three key recommendations by a cross-party
By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on
The shocking failings of the work capability assessment system – and the healthcare assessors who are paid to police it – have been exposed by the family of one of its victims. … Continue reading#JFMOS Michael O’Sullivan scandal: Inquest notes expose shocking failings of WCA system
Director, Communications Civil Service, Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) March 2014 – Present (1 year 2 months)London, United Kingdom
Letters to The Herald Saturday 25th April 2015 WE note that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has
By Stephen Naysmith Social Affairs Correspondent Herald Scotland Wednesday 22 April 2015 Journalist John Pring is not a
17 April 2015 The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has carried out its threat to stop answering any questions
Continue readingDWP carries out threat to ban questions from Disability News Service
23 April 2015 By John Pring, Disability News Service ELECTION 2015: Labour’s disability manifesto chaos Labour’s launch of its
Continue readingELECTION 2015: Labour’s disability mini-manifesto chaos
24 April 2015 By John Pring, Disability News Service The Conservative party are refusing to say which vital protections they
Continue readingELECTION 2015: Tories refuse to say which human rights they will dump
23 April 2015 By John Pring, Disability News Service The Scottish National Party (SNP) has pledged to block plans to
Continue readingELECTION 2015: SNP pledges to block coalition’s PIP and DLA disability spending cuts