Daily Archives: 19/05/2011

Law reform ‘will bring clarity’ to social care

Sweeping reforms to social care laws would provide “clarity” to disabled people about their rights to care and support services, according to the government advice body that has recommended the changes.
The Law Commission, which advises the government on law reform, said its recommendations would provide a “single, clear, modern statute and code of practice that [...]

Government resists pressure for u-turn on mobility component cut

Opposition MPs have failed in an attempt to force the government to abandon the most controversial element of its disability living allowance (DLA) reforms.
The failed bid came from Labour members of the Commons committee set up to examine the government’s welfare reform bill, which this week began to discuss the clauses that will replace DLA [...]