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Getting equal: proposals to outlaw sexual orientation discrimination in the provision of goods and services: government response to consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation was launched on 4 October 2005 and was completed on 20 January 2006. It invited comments on the Government's proposals to introduce regulations to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods and services.
Fulfilled lives, supportive communities: a strategy for social services in Wales over the next decade: draft for consultation
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Minister for Health and Social Services, Brian Gibbons launched a 10- year strategy for Social Services on Wales for consultation on the 3rd August 2006. The document sets out key themes and the future direction of social services in Wales and reflects the Assembly Government’s initial response to the recently-published report of the review of local service delivery by Sir Jeremy Beecham "Beyond Boundaries". The draft Strategy sets out the important role that Social Services play in their wide ranging work with vulnerable people and proposes a vision for the next 10 years of how social services and social care will contribute to a better Wales.
Advocacy services for adults with health and social care needs: guideline scope [GID-NG10156]
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation paper seeks views on the scope of a guideline on advocacy services for adults with health and social care needs. The guideline intends to focus on people using adult health or social care services in all settings, including those who have a legal right to an independent advocate. This document sets out the activities, services or aspects of care the guideline will cover, who it is aimed at, equality considerations and the methodological approach to the development of this guideline. The consultation closes on 22nd January 2021. (Edited publisher abstract)
Proposals to extend age discrimination legislation (age goods, facilities and services): consultation document
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 118
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This consultation sets out policy proposals to protect adults and young people aged 16 years and over from discrimination on the basis of age in relation to goods, facilities and services, charities, premises, education, public functions, and private clubs and associations. The scope of the proposals is therefore broader than goods, facilities and services alone. The proposals also cover health and social care and financial services, setting out the evidence of current discriminatory practice, scope and exceptions of proposals and how these would work in practice. The consultation ends on 8 October 2015. (Edited publisher abstract)
Reforming asylum support: effective support for those with protection needs: consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Home Office. UK Border Agency
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Home Office. UK Border Agency
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
In fulfilling its obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Geneva Convention), the United Kingdom is ensuring that those genuinely fleeing persecution are given the protection they need. Equally, the government is dealing with the abuse of the asylum system by those who do not have well founded fear of persecution in an attempt to bypass immigration control. This consultation paper, published alongside the Draft Immigration Bill, is broken into sections, looking at the role of the asylum support system, the current implementation, suggested improvements to the current system, and provision of support to failed asylum seeking families. It also examines countering asylum support fraud. This paper considers new proposals to create a coherent support system which meets international obligations, and provides for the needs of individuals and families but at the same time recognising the fairness of treating those who co-operate with the UK’s immigration laws less restrictively than those who do not.
Helping people achieve their full potential: improving specialist disability employment services: summary of responses
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A summary of the responses to this consultation, launched in December 2007 and ending in March 2008 if provided. The consultation contained proposals to reform specialist disability employment services that help disabled people with complex issues to find, retain and progress in work. It sought views on proposals to combine WORKSTEP, Work Preparation and the Job Introduction Scheme into a single new programme, considered the way Jobcentre Plus Disability Employment Advisers work in relation to these programmes and Access to Work might be further improved.
Disabled facilities grant programme: the government's proposals to improve programme delivery: consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation provides a response to the fndings and recommendations in the independent Bristol University report, published October 2005. The paper provides the Government's proposals to improve the Disabled Facilities Grant Programme. Using the findings and recommendations from the Bristol report, the paper identifies both short term and long term plans and asks for comments on the proposals.
Supporting independence: next steps in our supporting people strategy
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document sets out the preliminary conclusions and areas where further work and discussions will be carried out. The Supporting People programme provides vulnerable people with the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing services which enable individuals to have greater independence and control in making choices about their life. A full Supporting People strategy will then be developed, covering the issues raised in this and earlier documents
Getting equal: proposals to outlaw sexual orientation discrimination in the provision of goods and services
- Author:
- WOMEN AND EQUALITY UNIT
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Trade and Industry. Women and Equality Unit
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Equality Act 2006 included a power that allows the Government to prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation in the provision of goods, facilities and services, in education and in the exercise of public functions. The Government intends to use this power to make Regulations that take effect in October 2006. This consultation paper describes the approach proposed for these regulations. They are intended to bring protection from sexual orientation discrimination into line with existing legislation that prohibits discrimination on the grounds of race, sex and for reasons related to disability. Legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief will come into effect at the same time as the Regulations described in this consultation. This consultation paper seeks views on specific points about the range of activities that should be covered by the Regulations, and on whether any exceptions should be provided from them to ensure that the protection provided is effective and appropriately targeted.
Charging reform: government response to the consultation on 'implementing the cap on care costs' operational guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
This document provides the full government response to the consultation on the 'operational guidance to implement a lifetime cap on care costs'. It presents a summary of the feedback received from stakeholders on the operational guidance (Draft guidance: implementing the cap on care costs), and the changes the government is making to the guidance in response to that feedback. The government is changing how personal care is paid for and ending the risk of unpredictable and unlimited care costs. From October 2023, the government will introduce: a new £86,000 lifetime cap on the amount anyone in England will need to spend on their personal care over their lifetime - only personal contributions will count towards the cap; an extended means test, extending state support to anyone with up to £100,000 of assets (more than 4 times the current limit) and anyone with assets under £20,000 will not have to pay anything for their care from their assets. Overall, consultation responses were supportive of the policy principles and the aims of the reforms. The feedback, however, suggests that some sections of the operational guidance need further development to ensure they are clear and workable. The government has taken onboard concerns raised by respondents and will address them in them in the following ways: on the need for clearer operational guidance, changes throughout the operational guidance aim to improve clarity and reduce the risk of misinterpretation leading to an increase in disputes; the government also intends to publish further case studies to be included in the guidance, which respondents noted were helpful to set expectations both for local authorities and people drawing on care; on the anticipated increase in complaints to local authorities and the additional workload this would create, we will use learning from the trailblazer initiative to further understand the nature and the scale of the impact of charging reform on local authority complaints. (Edited publisher abstract)