Thank you to everyone who posted suggestions on my previous thread! Very grateful. Told my mum how I got the info and she's asked me to consult wise MNrs on a related issue.
- Is there any duty on public bodies to consider the impact of their policies on pregnant women, similar to the duty to consider the impact on ethnic minorities under race relations legislation?
I suspect there's no general duty, but is there one on policies that directly affect pregnant women?
My sister's a student nurse, appealing to a benefits tribunal because it turns out NHS students fall into a loophole which means they can't have their bursaries but can't have benefits either. Seems mad. But DWP says they are students and can't have benefits and DfE/NHS say you are not actively attending your course, pay your bursary back and don't have any more money.
You can only get benefits if you formally abandon your course so you can't ever go back. But that means pregnant women are prevented from completing their studies! How can that be right?
- Does anyone know if the Human Rights Act bit covering right to education applies to adults, or just children? Just thinking the bit about forcing people to abandon their courses might be affected if it does apply to adults.
Thank you again!