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Will Quince MP, Minister for Children and Families has written an Open letter to parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), their families and those who support …

From ‘Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust’ Spot the difference! You might be wondering why Jo’s has gone teal, and we’re really excited to tell you the very important reason. This new look for us marks the first …

Statement on Visit to the United Kingdom, by Professor Philip Alston, United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights. The UK is the world’s fifth largest economy, it contains many areas of immense …

Excluded children put in ‘unsafe’ institutions A  sharp rise in primary school children being excluded from schools and placed in unregulated, ‘unsafe’ institutions has prompted Ofsted to launch an urgent inquiry. The Chief Inspector of schools in …

A health watchdog has scrapped a previous recommendation of graded exercise therapy for ME. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a long-awaited and contentious final update to guidance on treatment. …

From the ‘Shaw Trust’ Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 2021 reveals most influential disabled people in the UK Shaw Trust unveiled the 2021 Disability Power 100 on Wednesday 27 October via a virtual event. The …

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Marcus Rashford’s Petition; “End Child Food Poverty – No Child Should Be Going Hungry” received 1,113,889 signatures – here is the Government’s response: The Government has announced that it will spend £200 million per year to …

In Wednesday’s budget, despite the Chancellor increasing spending to all government departments, support for the poorest people in society including seven  million Disabled people was noticeable by its absence. For people working and in receipt …

From ‘Asthma UK’ We are well into autumn now –  the nights are drawing in and there’s a definite chill in the air. Some people with asthma find their symptoms get worse at this time of year, and …