United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 47440
Armed Forces: Dyslexia
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7 October 2016
Last action
12 October 2016 · Answer
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Defence
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12 October 2016
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to give people with dyslexia in the armed forces protection under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
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7 October 2016
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to give people with dyslexia in the armed forces protection under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Source: Commons
12 October 2016
Answer
There are no plans to extend the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to cover Service personnel who have dyslexia. The Defence Direction for Specific Learning Difficulties (contained within Joint Service Publication 898 'Defence Direction and Guidance on ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2016-10-07/47440
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/595489
- uk · wq-595489 · source updated 12 October 2016