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New ‘fitness for work’ test changes ‘could breach Human Rights Act’

25/01/2013 – 10:00 am

Major new changes to the government’s “fitness for work” test could breach the Human Rights Act and see many more disabled people losing the support they need, say leading campaigners and lawyers.
The new regulations were laid before parliament on 17 December and are due to come into force in just 11 days’ time (28 January).
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Motability is ‘treating disabled people like criminals’ by fitting trackers

11/10/2012 – 9:00 am

Motability has been accused of treating disabled people like criminals, after it began fixing tracking devices to their cars.
The organisation says it has introduced the new measure in a bid to detect “misuse” of its disabled people’s car scheme.
All new customers and those renewing their agreements with the Motability car scheme will now be forced [...]

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