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UIN 47440

Armed Forces: Dyslexia

answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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7 October 2016

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12 October 2016 · Answer

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Defence

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12 October 2016

Defence

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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  1. 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

  2. 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 ...

    Source: Written answer

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