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Scottish Tories in call for ‘much-needed’ Disability Commissioner

The Scottish Conservatives are calling for the “much-needed” appointment of a Disability Commissioner for Scotland. The party says the move would “better protect and promote the rights of disabled people”. Jeremy Balfour, MSP for the Lothians region,...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Tory MSP calls for support for Bill to create Disability Commissioner

An MSP is urging colleagues to support his Bill to create an independent Disability Commissioner. Tory Jeremy Balfour lodged the Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill in Parliament on Tuesday. But the legislation will need support from across the ...

06 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Views sought on MSP’s Bill to create disability commissioner

A Holyrood committee is seeking views from members of the public on whether Scotland should have a disability commissioner. The Equalities Committee is scrutinising Jeremy Balfour’s Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill. It has opened a ...

28 Mar 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Action needed to improve lives of disabled people, says committee

Disabled people feel “abandoned by public bodies”, the convener of a Holyrood committee has said as a new report was published. The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee took evidence on the Disability Commissioner ...

10 Dec 2024 at 00:01

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