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Being a witness: I am a witness in court: a guide for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- ENABLE Scotland
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A booklet designed for people with learning difficulties about being a witness in court. The booklet describes what a witness is , the experience of going to court, and the roles of the different people in court. It also explains about the help available to someone with learning difficulties who is a witness and where to ask for help.
Being a witness: helping people with learning disabilities who go to court: a guide for carers
- Author:
- ENABLE Scotland
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This booklet is aimed at carers and covers how to help adults with learning disabilities who have been asked to be a witness in a criminal court case or at a children’s hearing court case. An adult witness is someone aged 16 or over. It contains information that informal carers, care workers and advocacy or other staff may find useful before, during and after the court case. The court process and the people present are explained, and what a carer can do in advance, on the day and afterwards is outlined.
The Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006: statutory rule 2006 no. 312 (N.I. 1)
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 1p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Minor grammatical corrections The Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006: statutory rule 2006 no. 312.
Greater expectations: provision for learners with disabilities
- Author:
- ADULT LEARNING INSPECTORATE
- Publisher:
- Adult Learning Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
People with learning difficulties and disabilities are also needed, as vitally important contributors to the world of work and the fulfilment of the national skills strategy: for their own benefit and that of our nation. That is the central message of this report. It criticises nobody for the sake of being critical. It blames nobody at all. But it does say that there is a wealth of energy and talent which is still denied its fulfilment, for reasons which in many cases are no longer relevant.
Improving the life chances of disabled people: summary tables: the first annual report from the Office for Disability Issues 2006
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office for Disability Issues
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for Disability Issues
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government's Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has published its first Annual Report to the Prime Minister, detailing the progress that is being made towards realising the Government's ambitious vision for real equality for disabled people by 2025
Improving the life chances of disabled people: the first annual report of the Office for Disability Issues 2006
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Office for Disability Issues
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Office for Disability Issues
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 94p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government's Office for Disability Issues (ODI) has published its first Annual Report to the Prime Minister, detailing the progress that is being made towards realising the Government's ambitious vision for real equality for disabled people by 2025.
The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (Amendment) (Further and Higher Education) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006: statutory rule 2006 no. 332
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
These Regulations implement (in Northern Ireland) the provisions of Council Directive 2000/78/EC (OJ No. L 303, 2.12.2000, p.16), establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation ("the Directive"), so far as it relates to disability discrimination but only insofar as the Directive's obligations impact upon Chapter II of Part III of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1117 (N.I. 6)) ("the 2005 Order"). The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/55), which came into operation on 1st October 2004, implemented the Directive's obligations with respect to Parts II and III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
What's in working together?
- Authors:
- LOFTHOUSE DI, BARNES Laura, MENDONCA Pat
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
‘Keys to Partnership’ is the name of a new report written by the Department of Health. It is about everyone working together to make life better for people with learning difficulties and their families. Keys to Partnership aims to provide practical ideas and suggestions on developing partnerships in adult services for people with learning disabilities. Much of the content will also be of relevance to children's services.
Improving work opportunities for people with a learning disability: report of a working group on learning disabilities and employment: a report to ministers and the Learning Disability Task Force
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 83p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report is of the Working Group on learning disabilities and employment. The Working Group’s report is to Ministers and to the Learning Disability Taskforce. The working group was co-chaired by officials from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Department of Health (DH) and its membership was drawn from people with a learning disability, local authorities, the voluntary sector and managers of supported employment factories. Only one in six people with a learning disability are in paid work. This compares with nearly half of all disabled people and close to three quarters of the wider population and is clearly unacceptable. The Government is committed to improving the employment outcomes for people with learning disabilities and is interested to hear the views and recommendations of those such as this working group. The Department is committed to a cross-government approach and will continue to work closely with colleagues in DWP on this agenda. One of the things that the Department of Health is doing is looking at grants made to Voluntary Organisations. They had a list of priorities for Section 64 grants from next year. The deadline for applying for Section 64 grants was 28th July 2006. The Voluntary Organisations had to support one of the priorities in their application form. One of the priorities this year was ‘supporting employment related opportunities for people with a learning disability as an alternative to traditional day centres.’ The Department of Health think this is a very important area.
Regulations on extension of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 to cover general qualifications bodies: consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Skills
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a consultation on two sets of draft regulations for the extension of the Disability Discrimination Act to cover general qualifications bodies. The implementation date for these regulations is to be 1 September 2007.