Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
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The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group represents organisations within the voluntary sector who work alongside disabled people. It is a charity registered in London founded in 2008.
Rhidian Hughes is the chief executive.
It has repeatedly criticised the government's handling of the sleep-in carers issue[1] and has had correspondence from Kelly Tolhurst, the minister, on behalf of non-profit employers in the social care sector.[2]
It opposed the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.[3]
The organisation has repeatedly called for an end to austerity[4] and lobbied government for sustainable reform of the social care system.[5]
It supports the development of assistive technology in social care.[6]
In December 2019 the group reported that 2,250 people with special needs were detained in long-stay NHS accommodation. 463 had been there for more than five years and 355 for more than 10 years. Effective provision of care in the community appeared a remote prospect for these patients.[7]