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United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 c. 8). -

Adoption: 2016-03-23 | GBR-2016-L-104766

An Act to amend the law relating to special education and disability discrimination in schools.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

National Forum on Disability Report, 2012. -

Adoption: 2012-10 | GBR-2012-M-92518

The National Forum on Disability was anticipated:
1. To raise awareness among stakeholders and the general public about disability issues and the importance of their roles as stakeholders;
2. To build interest in the development of a national policy on disability;
3. To lay the ground work for the formation of a working group charged with the development of a national policy on disability;
4. To enable persons with disabilities to have a voice;
5. To identify the factors of vulnerability for persons living with disability (e.g. health security, economic security, family security, social safety nets);
6. To identify gaps and define actions under a holistic approach in order to promote the inclusion and participation of persons with disability.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) (Further and Higher Education) Regulations 2006 -

Adoption: 2006-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2006-09-01 | GBR-2006-R-74253

These Regulations implement (in Great Britain) the provisions of Council Directive 2000/78/EC (OJ No. L 303, 2.12.2000, p.16), establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, so far as it relates to disability discrimination but only insofar as the Directive's obligations impact upon Chapter 2 of Part 4 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1673), which came into force on 1st October 2004, implemented the Directive's obligations with respect to Parts 2 and 3 of the Act.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Disability Discrimination Act, 2005 (Cap. 13). -

Adoption: 2005 | GBR-2005-L-70588

Sections 1-4 deals with discrimination by public authorities and their duties towards disabled persons. Sections 5-9 regulates accessibility to transport. Sections 10-18 regulates other matters such as housing, advertising, insurance. It also amends the Disability Discrimination Act, 1995.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Questions and Replies) Order 2004 (No. 1168 of 2004). -

Adoption: 2004-04-20 | Date of entry into force: 2004-10-01 | GBR-2004-R-67189

Revokes and replaces Disability Discrimination (Questions and Replies) Order 1996. Prescribes form of a questionnaire which could be used by a person ("the complainant") who considered that he may have been discriminated against by another ("the respondent") contrary to any provision of Part 2 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Disability Rights Commission Act, 1999 (c. 17).

Adoption: 1999-07-27 | GBR-1999-L-57379

Provides for the establishment of the Disability Rights Commission, and defines its functions, powers, and procedures. Regulates formal investigations, non-discrimination notices, agreement in lieu of enforcement action, persistent discrimination, assistance in relation to proceedings, recovery of expenses of providing assistance, codes of practice, conciliation of disputes, and some related matters.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 (No. 557 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-11-29 | Date of entry into force: 1996-12-02 | GBR-1996-R-48495

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Questions and Replies) Order 1996 (S.I. No. 2793 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-11-05 | Date of entry into force: 1996-12-02 | GBR-1996-R-51938

Prescribes the form which may be used by persons who believe that they have been discriminated against by employers or others. Also prescribes the form to be used by a respondent to reply.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations (S.I. No. 1836 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-07-15 | GBR-1996-R-51934

Provides for certain exemptions to provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 which prohibit discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of disability.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Employment) (Regulations) (S.I. No. 1456 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-07-06 | GBR-1996-R-51935

Provides for certain exceptions to provisions regarding the treatment of disabled employees under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Meaning of Disability) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1455 No. of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-06-04 | Date of entry into force: 1996-07-30 | GBR-1996-R-51939

Excludes addictions, certain personality disorders (e.g. pyromania, voyeurism, exhibitionism), conditions related to body piercing and tattoos, and hayfever from the definition of disability. S. 6 provides that children under six shall be treated as if they were over six for the purposes of determining the effect of their disability.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

National Disability Council (No. 2) Regulations (S.I. No. 1410 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-05-31 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-25 | GBR-1996-R-51936

Provides that the Secretary of State may commission research at the request of the National Disability Council and prescribes the circumstances under which the Council may appoint advisors.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disability Discrimination (Sub-leases and Sub-tenancies) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 1333 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-05-17 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-07 | GBR-1996-R-51937

Amendments with regard to sub-leases and sub-tenancies and the definition of the term "landlord".

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

National Disability Council Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 11 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-01-04 | Date of entry into force: 1996-01-29 | GBR-1996-R-42888

Prescribes circumstances in which a member of the National Disability Council may be removed from office by the Secretary of State, and makes provision for expenses incurred by the Council to be paid by the Secretary of State. Made under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

National Disability Council Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 11 of 1996).

Adoption: 1996-01-04 | GBR-1996-R-51933

Prescribes circumstances under which a member of the National Disability Council may be removed.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Disabled Persons Act 1992 (Act. No. 1992-16) -

Adoption: 1992-12-17 | GBR-1992-R-31959

Provides that employers with a substantial number of employees must employ handicapped persons, and authorises the government to regulate at a later date the number of such persons to be employed, methods for registration of disabled persons seeking employment, and facilities to be provided to them. Buildings open to the public whether on payment or otherwise must be accessible to the disabled, and appropriate sanitary and parking facilities provided to them.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Amendment Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 2913 of 1992)

Adoption: 1992-11-19 | Date of entry into force: 1992-12-17 | GBR-1992-R-31763

Amends regulation 12D(2)(c) of the Social Security (Unemployment, Sickness and Invalidity Benefit) Regulations 1983 by extending by 2 weeks the number of weeks a blind person can be deemed to be actively seeking employment in any period of 12 months.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 728 of 1992)

Adoption: 1992-03-12 | Date of entry into force: 1992-03-16 | GBR-1992-R-29418

Amends the Social Security (Introduction of Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 1991 and the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 1991 in respect of appeals from decisions of the Attendance Allowance Board, and decisions of Social Security Commissioners regarding appeals of decisions of the Board and of disability appeal tribunals.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

The Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (Commencement No.2) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 2617 (C.75) of 1991)

Adoption: 1991-11-18 | GBR-1991-R-26618

Brings into force all remaining provisions of the Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991. The commencement dates are 1991-10-19 for the powers enabling Regulations to be made; 1992-02-03 for the purposes of making claims for, and the determination of claims and questions relating to, disability living allowance, and attendance allowance where the person has attained the age of 65; 1992-03-10 for the purpose of making claims for, and the determination of claims and questions relating to, disability working allowance; 1992-04-06 for all remaining purposes, apart from up-rating; 1992-05-01, for up-rating.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Disability Living Allowances and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (Chapter 21)

Adoption: 1991-06-27 | Date of entry into force: 1991-08-12 | GBR-1991-L-22571

Introduces as social security benefits a disability living allowance and a disability working allowance; and for connected purposes. Repeals section 37A of the Social Security Act 1975 (mobility allowance) and inserts new sections 37ZA, ZB, ZC, ZD and ZE to provide for a disability living allowance consisting of a care component and a mobility component to be awarded together or separately to eligible mentally or physically disabled persons for life or for a fixed period. Provisions for a disability working allowance are set out in amendments to the Social Security Act 1986 (including new subsections 6A to 6F, new section 27B) and to the 1975 Act. Conditions of eligibility include qualifications for an invalidity pension under sections 15 and 16 of the 1975 Act, for a severe disablement allowance under section 36 thereof, for income support, housing benefit or community charge benefit; or for an attendance allowance under section 35 of the said Act, for a disability living allowance under section 37ZA thereof, etc. Provisions are made for entitlement to other benefits on termination of employment after a period of entitlement to a disability working allowance, entitlement to an invalidity pension on termination of employment after a period of entitlement to a disability working allowance,etc. This Act entered into force on 12 August 1991 in accordance with The Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1991.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Social Security Act 1990 (Chapter 27)

Adoption: 1990-07-13 | GBR-1990-L-22106

Amends the law relating to social security and to occupational and personal pension schemes; establishes and confers functions of a Pensions Ombudsman and a Registrar of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes; makes provision for the payment of grants for the improvement of energy efficiency in certain dwellings; and for purposes connected therewith. Amends the Social Security Act 1975 by providing for an attendance allowance for the terminally ill, for an age-related addition to severe disablement allowance and for other matters connected with allowances, invalidity pensions, survivors' benefits, etc. Consequential amendments are made to the Social Security Pensions Act 1975, the Social Security Acts 1975 to 1989, the Industrial Injuries and Diseases (Old Cases) Act 1975 and various other acts.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989 (1989, c. 10). -

Adoption: 1989-05-25 | GBR-1989-L-101604

An Act to make provision equivalent to the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 for Northern Ireland.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Social Security Pensions (Home Responsibilities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Amendment Regulations 1988 (S.I. No. 623 of 1988)

Adoption: 1988-03-25 | GBR-1988-R-4972

Amends 1978 Regulations on the same subject; permits a person who is unable to work because of caring for a disabled person at home to meet conditions for a retirement pension.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Transport Act 1985 (Extension of Eligibility for Travel Concessions) Order 1986 (S.I. No. 1385 of 1986)

Adoption: 1986-08-07 | GBR-1986-R-2597

Extends the categories of persons eligible to receive travel concessions to include those with various handicaps.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33).

Adoption: 1986-07-08 | GBR-1986-L-5205

Provides for improving and co-ordinating services for people with mental or physical handicap or mental illness, and for establishing further consultative processes and representational rights for such persons.

United Kingdom - Disabled workers - Law, Act

Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1946 (Act No. 2 of 1946). -

Adoption: 1946-07-05 | GBR-1946-L-101938