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Fourth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 1050
Published 22 December 2020
Government response
Fourth Special Report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report · published 14 Apr 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Rejected
Para 28
We further recommend the Government consider, with disabled people, as part of its consultation on...
Recommendation
We further recommend the Government consider, with disabled people, as part of its consultation on the proposed National Strategy for Disabled People, the steps needed to more effectively adopt a social model of disability in relation to maintaining disabled people’s …
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Government Response Summary
The government explicitly rejects the recommendation, stating that existing law is clear enough and a Code of Practice would not improve the situation regarding disabled people's access to food.
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Recommendation
Rejected
Para 117
The way the Government has communicated with disabled people has, on occasions, caused confusion and...
Recommendation
The way the Government has communicated with disabled people has, on occasions, caused confusion and compounded already keenly felt anxiety. The chosen method and timing of communications with people categorised as clinically extremely vulnerable, and therefore likely to be living …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation, stating that training for Ministers and officials is optional rather than a mandatory requirement.
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