Ministers give more public jobs to Labour backers
News Article 17 July 2002
Almost five times as many Labour supporters as Conservatives are being appointed by ministers to public bodies, a new report has revealed.
Services for disabled people poor, finds report
Press Review 27 June 2002
Auditors find 'no sign' of funding for disabled
Press Review 25 June 2002
Equality super-regulator planned
News Article 15 May 2002
The government is to set up a one-stop-shop equality watchdog to police burgeoning anti-discrimination laws.
Peer supports jailed charity worker
News Article 8 May 2002
Labour peer Lord Ashley of Stoke has urged the government to intervene in the case of a British man currently jailed in India .
Forum Brief: Disabled access
Policy Consultation 16 April 2002
Maria Eagle, minister for disabled people, has today welcomed new guidance by the British Bankers' Association which aims to help banks comply with the latest requirements of the Disability Discrimination
Benefits system 'failing the vulnerable'
Press Review 10 April 2002
MPs criticise benefit failures
News Article 10 April 2002
Pensioners and disabled people often face delays in receiving their benefits due to blunders by the government agency responsible, an influential committee of MPs has found.
Forum Brief: Help for the blind
Policy Consultation 25 March 2002
Leading by example, 125 mayors and provosts will today be trimming local hedges in a bid to help guide dog owners and blind and partially sighted people.
Disabled people 'invisible' to quango employers
News Article 14 February 2002
New figures on the representation of minorities in public office have disappointed campaigners who say not enough is being done to support people with disabilities.
Forum Brief: Access for disabled train passengers
Policy Consultation 7 February 2002
The Strategic Rail Authority has published a code of practice for train and station services for disabled passengers.
Forum Brief: Learning disability
Policy Consultation 4 February 2002
Health minister Jacqui Smith has set out plans to overhaul services for the UK's 1.2 million people with learning disabilities.
Government sets out strategy for learning disabled
News Article 1 February 2002
The government has set out plans to overhaul services for the UK's 1.2 million people with learning disabilities
Ministers to review disability rights
Press Review 18 December 2001
Forum Brief: Disabled students
Policy Consultation 3 December 2001
British people have mixed feelings about disabled children going to mainstream schools, a new survey by NOP has revealed today.
