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A guide to the Human Rights Act: a booklet for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Ministry of Justice
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Ministry of Justice
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A Guide to the Human Rights Act for people with learning disabilities uses examples from everyday life to help explain what human rights means for them. Human rights are for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in society. This easily accessible booklet sets out the purpose of the Human Rights Act and the protections it affords. The booklet was produced by the Ministry of Justice with the help of Working with Words, a specialist supplier of services for people with learning disabilities and low literacy. It uses examples from work, supported housing, day services and dealing with the local council to illustrate how human rights apply to people's everyday lives.
Development of services for people with a learning disability or mental illness: eleventh report prepared pursuant to section 10 of the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Annual Statement prepared pursuant to Section 10 of the Disabled Persons (NI) Act 1989
Mentally incapacitated adults and decision making: a new jurisdiction
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Law Commission
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 124p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at gaps in the existing law and makes proposals for change.
Mentally incapacitated and other vulnerable adults: public law protection
- Author:
- LAW COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 94p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out provisional proposals for the establishment of a new integrated 'public law' jurisdiction, in which decisions relating both to the personal care and to the financial affairs of people with mental health problems and other vulnerable people could be made.
New requirements to make goods, facilities and services more accessible to disabled people: consultations on a new code of practice and regulations
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Employment, NATIONAL DISABILITY COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4 booklets in pack.
- Place of publication:
- London
Set of consultation papers on the further implementation of Part three of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Duties of trade organisations to their disabled members and applicants: consultation on a code of practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Employment
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 2 booklets in pack.
- Place of publication:
- London
Disability Discrimination Act 1995: guidance on matters to be taken into account in determining questions relating to the definition of disability
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Education and Employment
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Department of Education and Employment
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance issued under section 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 concerning the definition of disability in the Act.
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.
Able authorities?: the Disability Discrimination Act, disabled people and local authorities in England: final report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out findings from research examining how well local authorities in England were performing in terms of addressing disability issues across the full spectrum of disabilities in relation to their core activities. It looks forward to the introduction of the disability equality duty, and offers learning points based on the case study work undertaken for the research, which local authorities could consider as they develop strategies and policies to deliver on the challenges and changes required to meet the duty.
The Disability Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 2006: statutory instrument 2006 no. 312 (N.I. 1)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Acts, Bills
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Enabling power: Northern Ireland Act 2000, sch. 1, para 1 (1). Issued: 22.02.2006. Made: 14.02.2006. Laid: -. Coming into force: In accord. with art. 1 (2). Effect: 1995 c. 50 amended.