The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)<\/strong> is facing a pivotal legal challenge regarding its proposed changes to disability benefits<\/strong>. With the High Court<\/strong> now involved, scrutiny has intensified over the fairness of the consultation process and the potential impact on claimants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ellen Clifford\u2019s legal team<\/strong>, comprising solicitors from the Public Law Project<\/strong> and barristers Jenni Richards KC<\/strong> and Tom Royston<\/strong>, has argued that the DWP consultation process<\/strong> lacked transparency by withholding key information<\/strong>. In court, Tom Royston remarked, \u201cIt\u2019s scarcely imaginable that that wouldn\u2019t have been pointed out by consultees, but it couldn\u2019t\u2014it was information only available to the defendant.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n