CYP Now - Put disabled children and families at heart of Covid-19 inquiry, campaigners urge

Disabled children and their families must be “put at the heart” of a public inquiry into the government’s handling of Covid-19, campaigners have said.

Campaigners deliver the petition to Downing Street. Picture: Sense

A petition signed by 38,931 people has been delivered to 10 Downing Street by disabled children and adults, their families, campaigners and MPs, supported by charity Sense.

It calls for a key section of the inquiry, led by Baroness Heather Hallett, to be dedicated to investigating the impact of Covid-19 on disabled people and their families, with them being invited to contribute evidence.

A panel leading the inquiry must be representative of disabled people, it adds.

Campaigners are also calling for the “inquiry to be run in an accessible way so that disabled people can participate and engage with it”.

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