Equality and Human Rights

Inclusion London made a short submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights regarding the legislative scrutiny of the Policing and Crime Bill.

Information paper by Inclusion London

The Lords Select Committee report on the Equality Act 2010 and
Disability was published on 24 March. The report contains 55 recommendations.

The ‘Monitoring poverty and social exclusion’, annual report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published in November 2015

The London poverty profile report published in October 2015.
The report provides statistics and information on each London borough, on Disabled people and as well as other areas.

It is vital in a democratic society that public bodies should be accountable, the use of Freedom of Information Act plays a vital role in this and we oppose any move to weaken the Act.

Information paper. Inclusion London is concerned that the UK has begun to move backwards in the realisation of the rights of Deaf and Disabled people. Retrogression is occurring in every area of our lives with a greater still cumulative impact.

Inclusion London commissioned Glasgow University to carry out research in 2011 on the media portrayal of disabled people. The research analysed 2,276 print articles in a variety of tabloid and broadsheet newspapers and also analysed findings from focus groups set up as part of the research. The research was published in the ‘Bad news for disabled people’ report

Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance statement opposing the legalisation of Assisted Suicide

Information on the flaws in the current bill, why assisted suicide is an issue of disability equality and why it is important for DDPOs to oppose legalisation