Memorandum from Simon Cramp (DDB 97)
I welcome another chance to be able to comment
further on this late draft clause to the Draft Bill, on the Discrimination
as it says in the council chamber according to the Department
for Work and Pensions Press Release on 27 February 2004.
The Clause is not clear in how it description
relating to the possible change as in the title in the Draft bill
Cm 6126 when you get to the Bill section it says members of the
Great London Authority and it only if you look at the Press Release
I refer earlier in my submission that you might be a bit clearer.
I would urge and call Government to re drafting
this clause and also ask that it refer to employees more as I
in a previous life work for a local Authority and had lot of problems
around work based schemes and colleagues attitude mostly negative
about you can't do all the job so you should not get full money
and a lack of awareness and I again ask and call on Government
and strongly believe the Committee should report to Government
that both for elected Members and Employees of Local Councils
that Disability Awareness training is mandatory for all including
Disabled People and that refresher courses happen every two years.
I hope this helps the Committee
March 2004
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