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DPOs silent over secret links with Atos

14/08/2012 – 9:00 am

Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that helped Atos Healthcare win a new government contract to assess claimants of disability benefits have asked the much-criticised company not to reveal their identities.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announced last week that two of three regional contracts to assess claimants of the new personal independence payment (PIP) – [...]

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Paralympics protest aims to strike ‘major blow’ against Atos

10/08/2012 – 9:30 am

Disabled activists look set to target next month’s Paralympics in London in protest at the involvement of Atos Healthcare, the much-criticised company which carries out “fitness for work” tests on behalf of the government.
The grassroots campaign group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) said it would be holding five days of protests against Atos, which is [...]

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