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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gestures as he speaks to staff and apprentices during a visit to Writtle University College near Chelmsford, Essex, September 21, 2023
RISHI SUNAK must end the “inhumane” imprisonment of the disabled, charities said today as thousands of people with autism and others with learning difficulties remain stuck in mental health hospitals.
In an open letter, the National Autistic Society and Mencap called on the Prime Minister to reform outdated laws and pass the Mental Health Bill into law before the next general election.
Last year, the government published a draft of the Bill, proposing changes to the Mental Health Act that include better protection for autistic people and those with learning difficulties.
NORMA AUSTIN HART reports from a conference on on the rights of women prisoners in the Scottish criminal justice system
Plans to delay access to the universal credit health element until age 22 have triggered fierce opposition from disabled people’s groups, who warn it would deepen poverty and entrench discrimination against young disabled people under the guise of ‘encouraging work.’ DYLAN MURPHY reports
