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Online Launch Will Highlight ‘Devastating and Shocking’ Experiences of SEND Children and Young People in Bucks
So that as many people as possible can attend, the launch has been postponed to Thursday 24 July at 2pm. All current attendees who’ve already registered will automatically get registered for the new event.
New research by local disability charity BuDS has highlighted the ‘devastating and shocking’ experience of SEND children and young people in Bucks within education. The results of the three-year research study will dismay parents and teachers, and add to the pressure on Buckinghamshire Council to improve SEND* education in Bucks.
BuDS will be revealing the outcome of their research at a live online launch event on Thursday 24 July 2025, and disabled/SEND young people, parents and carers, and all education professionals are invited to attend. Journalists and reporters are also welcome. The charity will also be announcing a major new initiative to improve SEND education in Bucks at the event.
Launch Details
- 24 July 2025, 2-4 pm (access from 1:45 pm)
- Fully remote via Teams webinar
- Accessible for all disabled people
- Opportunities for questions and reactions
Registration is essential.
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Speak Out About Proposed Disability Benefit Cuts
The Government has proposed cutting £5 billion from disability benefits, such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and the health component of Universal Credit (UC).
The Government is still consulting about these changes, and there is a great deal of opposition to them in Parliament and the country. The voice of disabled people needs to be heard loud and clear about these proposed cuts.
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Find Your MP
We encourage disabled people and their families/carers to keep in touch with their local constituency MP. There are many key issues affecting disabled people at the minute, such as the proposed benefit cuts, the changes to the NHS and social care, and, of course, the Assisted Dying Bill currently going through Parliament. It is really important that constituency MPs know how disabled people feel about these changes. Disabled people make up about a fifth of all voters in the UK, so our opinions matter.
The table below gives you the names, constituencies, and websites of MPs in and around Buckinghamshire. The button below the table will take you to the Parliament website, where you can find details of your MP if they are not listed.
If you would like any help contacting your MP, or would like BuDS to get involved in anything that matters to you, please use the contact form at the end of this page.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 8 June 2025
There is still no sign yet of a Covid wave in England. Covid infection levels in England have remained static in the week to 8 June. Around 1 in every 262 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remained Moderately High.
You will have seen a lot of social media chat about new variant NB.1.8.1, nicknamed Nimbus, and also another variant called XFG. It is said that these new variants are driving another wave of Covid in England. However, as we say above, Covid infection levels in England have actually remained static.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 1 June 2025
Despite talk of a Covid wave, Covid infection levels in England remained at historically lower levels in the week to 1 June, although there has been a week-on-week rise. Around 1 in every 261 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remained Moderately High.
As we say every week, it is important to recognise that ‘historically lower levels’ does not mean ‘safe’. With 1 in 261 people infected with Covid, the risk of meeting an infected person in your everyday life is still moderately high. This is why we still recommend Covid precautions are taken in higher risk areas, as explained below.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 25 May 2025
There’s no sign yet of the threatened summer wave of Covid, as Covid infection levels in England remain at historically lower levels. Last week, to 25 May, rates slightly decreased. Around 1 in every 292 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remained Moderately High.
As we say every week, it is important to recognise that ‘historically lower levels’ does not mean ‘safe’. With 1 in 292 people infected with Covid, the risk of meeting an infected person in your everyday life is still moderately high. This is why we still recommend Covid precautions are taken in higher risk areas, as explained below.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 18 May 2025
Covid infection levels in England remain at historically lower levels, with no sign of more than minor week-on-week fluctuations. Last week, to 18 May, around 1 in every 283 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remained Moderately High.
As we say every week, it is important to recognise that ‘historically lower levels’ does not mean ‘safe’. With 1 in 283 people infected with Covid, the risk of meeting an infected person in your everyday life is still moderately high. This is why we still recommend Covid precautions are taken in higher risk areas, as explained below.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 11 May 2025
The recent small rise in Covid infection levels in England has probably come to an end. Last week, to 11 May, Covid infection levels fell back to the historically lower level seen in late March. Around 1 in every 282 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remains Moderately High. The data which will help us confirm and understand this fall will not be published for a few weeks, but we will keep you updated as it becomes available.
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Covid-19 Risk Assessment: Week Ending 4 May 2025
Covid infection levels in England have resumed their slow increase. In the week to 4 May, around 1 in every 250 people in England were infected, and the overall Covid risk remains Moderately High.
Covid infection levels in England have remained at historically lower levels since January 2025, the longest period of lower levels since the pandemic began. It is important to recognise that ‘historically lower levels’ does not mean ‘safe’. With 1 in 250 people infected with Covid, the risk of meeting an infected person in your everyday life is still moderately high. This is why we still recommend Covid precautions are taken in higher risk areas. This is explained fully below.
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