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Improving public services: using a human rights approach: strategies for wider implementation of the Human Rights Act within public authorities
- Author:
- BUTLER Francis
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
One of the purposes of the Human Rights Act of 1998 is to assist public authorities in improving public services, yet it has not been sufficiently successful in this purpose so far. In this report the author analyses opportunities for implementing human rights principles more effectively among public authorities with a view to improving the provision of public services and the ways in which such developments could be measured and encouraged.
Cut adrift
- Authors:
- SALE Anabel Unity, HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.2.03, 2003, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Those who do not claim asylum "as soon as reasonably practicable" can no longer claim support from the National Asylum Support Service. Reports on how many agencies now fear that destitution and crime will follow.
A human right to legal aid? The implications of changes to the legal aid scheme for victims of domestic abuse
- Authors:
- CHOUDHRY Shazia, HERRING Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 39(2), 2017, pp.152-167.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores the extent to which the human rights of victims of domestic violence have been interfered with by the restrictions on legal aid introduced by Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012. It argues that in failing to ensure that victims of domestic abuse have access to legal advice and representation their rights to a fair trial under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights have been breached. Further, requiring them to litigate in person against an abuser constitutes a breach of their rights to respect for their private life under Article 8. Further still, the state in not ensuring that victims of domestic abuse have effective representation in disputes over child arrangements orders is breaching its obligation to protect them from further violence under Article 8. (Publisher abstract)
Making older people equal: reforming the law on access to services in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- GLENNON Lisa, DICKSON Brice
- Publisher:
- Changing Ageing Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 93p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This research examined the law in other countries to see how they protect people against discrimination on the grounds of age when accessing goods, facilities or services. The aim was to see if similar laws should be implemented in Northern Ireland. Chapter 1 explains the legal, social and political background to the research project, including developments in England and Wales and at the level of the European Union. Chapter 2 sets out the findings that emerged from the research, based on a study of the laws operating in the four countries examined in detail (Republic of Ireland, Canada, the United States of America, and Australia). Chapter 3 provides a brief summary of the recommendations based on the research findings. The report concludes that there is a very strong case for amending the law of Northern Ireland so as to outlaw discrimination on age grounds when people are accessing goods, facilities or services. Appendices are included which provide an overview of the law in the four countries studied and details of the scope of protection provided.
State policy restrictions on abortion: implications for social workers
- Author:
- JACKSON D. Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy Practice, 6(4), 2007, pp.25-43.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Abortion remains legal and available in the United States, but access to services can be limited by restrictive requirements such as parental notification and consent, mandatory delays, insurance regulations or bans, and post-viability testing requirements. This study uses a hierarchical linear modelling approach to data from all states over the period 1988-2000 to examine the impact of such restrictions on the abortion rate. It finds that parental notification laws restrict access to abortion for minors, and discusses the implications for social workers.(Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Where's the justice?
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.06.07, 2007, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author reports on how changes in legal aid rules designed to cut mounting costs may reduce social care clients' access to justice. The article highlights the possible implications of the Carter review.
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.
Equal measures: closing the accessibility gap
- Editors:
- SHIPLEY Tony, GILL John, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- COST
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The European Union has produced a set of Directives governing the provision of electronic communications facilities. People who have disabilities, or who are elderly and are now experiencing some loss of function, are at risk of exclusion from this new world of electronic communications unless special note is made of their needs. However, the pace of technological change is such that specific technical measures are quickly rendered obsolete, and so have no place in legislation that is intended to be of lasting value. If the primary legislation can only point to the basic fundamentals, and if the market-place is not yet ready to acknowledge a wider spectrum of functional ability amongst its customers, how can this risk of exclusion be addressed? The aim of this publication is to show how, with a degree of European co-operation, the powers devolved to national regulators can be applied to close the gap and bring in short- term measures that are consistent with the overall framework while addressing immediate problems of accessibility.
Another country
- Author:
- DOBSON Alex
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 25.01.05, 2005, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the possible implications of the Mental Health Bill for service users living in isolated rural communities. Highlights the problems that exist in terms of access and choice.
Community care for asylum seekers
- Author:
- DOW John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 12(5), October 2004, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at recent developments in the law relating to local authorities' responsibility for providing accommodation for asylum seekers. Contrasts the position of failed asylum seekers and others who are ineligible for community care seekers.