[ Week of Action Against Workfare begins 18th March boycottworkfare.org/?p=1996 ]
“The Jobseekers Allowance (Schemes for Assisting Persons to Obtain Employment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/276) are due to be published 14 February 2013 and will be available for download from legislation.gov.uk after 2:30 pm”
http://consent.me.uk/2013/02/13/workfareregs/
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) judgment – Reilly and Wilson v Secretary of State
Download: (pdf) http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgments/reilly-wilson-v-secretary-state.pdf
View online: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgments/reilly-wilson-v-secretary-state.pdf
“69. I would allow the appeal and quash the Jobseeker’s Regulations 2011.
74. However, any scheme must be such as has been authorised by Parliament. There is a constitutional issue involved.”
Due 10am Tuesday 12th Feb 2013
http://www.publicinterestlawyers.co.uk/news_details.php?id=297
Judgment expected on government’s unpaid work schemes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/feb/12/judgment-unpaid-work-schemes
Judges in Cait Reilly case find govt acted unlawfully #workfare is quashed except mwa [Mandatory Work Activity]
— Shiv Malik (@shivmalik1) February 12, 2013
All work programme and workfare schemes quashed apart from mwa. Permission to appeal refused. Massive #workfare victory!
— Outraged Ami (@outragedami) February 12, 2013
44,000 people could get benefit #sanctions rebates, of up to £1846 consent.me.uk/sanctions/reba…+ twitter.com/outragedami/st… & consent.me.uk/2013/02/12/rul…
— refuted.org.uk (@refuted) February 12, 2013
