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Disability

  • Research Briefing

    Autism policy and services: UK legislation and strategies

    Tuesday, 01 April, 2025

    The Autism Act 2009 requires the government to publish an adult autism strategy for England. There are separate strategies for other parts of the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
  • Debate Pack

    Employment rights of people with a terminal illness

    Monday, 16 December, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate on employment rights of people with a terminal illness is scheduled for Wednesday 18 December 2024, from 9:30 to 11:00am. The debate will be led by Lee Baron MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Disability
    • Diseases
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    Disability History Month

    Wednesday, 11 December, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate on Disability History Month is scheduled for Thursday 12 December 2024 at 1.30pm. The debate will be led by Jen Craft MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Disability
  • Constituency casework

    Post-16 transport for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England

    Wednesday, 04 December, 2024

    Find out what duties local authorities have to provide transport for young people with SEND, how to appeal decisions, and what support is available.

    • Constituency casework
    • Children and families
    • Disability
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Transport
  • Debate Pack

    Employment support for blind and partially sighted people

    Monday, 18 November, 2024

    A Westminster Hall debate on employment support for blind and partially sighted people is scheduled for Wednesday 20 November 2024, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be led by Marsha De Cordova MP (Labour, Battersea).

    • Debate Pack
    • Disability
    • Equality
    • Work and incomes
  • Constituency casework

    Disputes about special educational needs in England

    Wednesday, 16 October, 2024

    How to challenge decisions about special educational needs in England.

    • Constituency casework
    • Disability
    • Education
  • Research Briefing

    Mental health policy and services in England

    Friday, 04 October, 2024

    This briefing provides an overview of mental health policy in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Health
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Blue Badges and parking for disabled people

    Tuesday, 20 August, 2024

    Blue Badges provide parking concessions for disabled people across the UK. Badge eligibility differs slightly between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Roads
  • Constituency casework

    Special Educational Needs: Support in England

    Thursday, 25 July, 2024

    What type of support may be available for children and young people who might have special educational needs (SEN)?

    • Constituency casework
    • Disability
    • Education
  • Research Briefing

    The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

    Thursday, 25 April, 2024

    The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme compensates for injury, illness or death caused by service on or after 6 April 2005.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Disability
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Accessibility of shops and businesses for disabled people

    Wednesday, 03 April, 2024

    Find out which measures shops and businesses need to put in place to help disabled people access them.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
  • Constituency casework

    Accessibility of shops and businesses for disabled people

    Wednesday, 03 April, 2024

    Find out which measures shops and businesses need to put in place to help disabled people access them.

    • Constituency casework
    • Business
    • Disability
  • Research Briefing

    Autism: Overview of policy and services

    Tuesday, 02 April, 2024

    This briefing provides an overview of policies and services for autistic people in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Community care
    • Crime
    • Disability
    • Diseases
    • Education
    • Equality
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Justice
    • Prisons
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Disabled people in employment

    Monday, 18 March, 2024

    This briefing describes the ONS's employment statistics for disabled people and the government’s programmes to support disabled people in work.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Hate Crime Statistics

    Monday, 15 January, 2024

    This briefing paper looks at Hate Crime in England & Wales using figures provided by the Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and the Police Recorded Crime Series. The paper also presents data on hate crime rates per 100,000 population in each police force area and for each hate crime strand. It also looks at similar figures in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

    • Research Briefing
    • Courts
    • Crime
    • Disability
    • Equality

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