1-1 of 1 results for subject:"Public sector"
Librarians' tools
- Search time
- 0.152 seconds
- Solr query time
- 0.003 seconds
- Search query
- subject:"Public sector"
- We searched for
- subject_t:"Public sector" OR subject_t:"Public services" OR subject_ses:92681
Type
House
Session
Month
Department
Member
Primary member
Answering member
More
Miller, Maria (1)
Legislative stage
Legislation
Subject
Publisher
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to improve levels of access to public services for deaf children.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to improve levels of access to public services for deaf children.
Asked by
Jim Cunningham
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Miller
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 June 2010
For answer on
15 June 2010
Answered on
15 June 2010
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 places a duty on providers of services in the public sector [as well as those in the private and voluntary sectors] to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people, which includes deaf children and the duty to make reasonable adjustments has been carried forward in the Equality Act. My Department is working with the Government Equalities Office to ensure that service providers are provided with appropriate advice and guidance on how to fulfil their duties under the Equality Act when it is implementedThe Disability Equality Duty (DED) requires public authorities to have due regard to disability issues when carrying out their functions and delivering their services. The DED applies across the full range of public sector activity and it means that public authorities should consider the impact of their work on disabled people, and take action to promote equality.
Subjects
Children; Hearing impairment; Public sector
Date
15 June 2010
Reference
2213; 511 c365-6W
House
House of Commons