Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services

Inquiry by the Women and Equalities Committee, 9 June 2020 to 4 November 2021. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

• Easy read: The Coronavirus law, treating disabled people unfairly? Interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act (25 September 2020)
• 1st Report - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act (25 September 2020)
• Fourth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report (22 December 2020)
• Easy Read: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: full Report (22 December 2020)
• 2nd Special Report - Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: interim Report on temporary provisions in the Coronavirus Act: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report (25 January 2021)
• Fourth Special Report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report (14 April 2021)
• Easy read: Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report (14 April 2021)

Evidence sessions

• 24 June 2020: Fazilet Hadi, Disability Rights UK; Edel Harris, Mencap; Sarah Hughes, Centre for Mental Health
• 22 July 2020: Celia Ingham-Clark MBE, NHS England; Ali Fidy, Independent Provider of Special Education Advice
• 22 July 2020: Professor Gillian Leng CBE, NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence); Kate Terroni, Care Quality Commission; Simon Williams, Local Government Association; Charlotte Ramsden, Association of Directors of Children’s Services
• 2 September 2020: Vicky Ford; Victoria Prentis; Justin Tomlinson MP; Helen Whately; Sarah Baker; Antonia Williams; Martin Woolhead