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1st Report - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act
Women and Equalities Committee
HC 386
Published 25 September 2020
Government response
2nd Special Report - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report · published 25 Jan 2021
Recommendations & Conclusions
5
Conclusion
Deferred
Para 33
There is broad agreement that the Coronavirus Act’s Care Act easement provisions should be curtailed...
Conclusion
There is broad agreement that the Coronavirus Act’s Care Act easement provisions should be curtailed as soon as possible. They represent a substantial raising of the threshold at which disabled people’s care and support needs must be met. This regression …
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Government Response Summary
The government stated that the Care Act easement provisions will be kept under regular review, with a decision on suspension to be made by the Secretary of State based on expert advice. They also noted the existing six-monthly parliamentary review process for Coronavirus Act provisions.
Government Equalities Office
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