07 Oct, 2024 EHRC launches consultation for its updated Code of Practice on discrimination, harassment and victimisation in services and public functions By Emma Watt The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has launched a consultation on its updated Code of Practice for services, public...
02 Mar, 2022 Charities raise concerns about "damaging" proposals to replace the Human Rights Act 1998 By Catherine Gibbons The Human Rights Act 1998 is the law that exists to ensure that every person's fundamental human rights are respected and protected here...
09 Dec, 2021 Social care - the need for effective dispute resolution By Emma Watt The recently published social care white paper People at the Heart of Care, sets out a supposedly ambitious 10-year vision for how the...
13 Nov, 2020 Failing the most vulnerable By David Evison It is really sad to see the statistics released yesterday which show that people with a learning disability are 6 times more likely than...
10 Nov, 2020 Restraint is a human rights issue By David Evison If like me, you have been following the ongoing campaign about the use of restraint and seclusion, for in-patients diagnosed with...