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March 22, 2020

Governments urged to promote and protect access to accurate information during pandemic

Human health depends not only on readily accessible health care, it also depends on access to accurate information, say International experts.
October 8, 2019

Liberty uncovers secret Prevent database

The database is held by the police and includes sensitive personal information of every referral ever received by Prevent, the government’s 'anti-extremism' scheme.
September 4, 2019

Don’t forget the girls, says suicide prevention charity

Suicide rates among the under 25s have increased in recent years, particularly 10 to 24 year-old females where the rate has increased significantly since 2012.
June 21, 2019

National Audit Office report on the effectiveness of government spending on overseas aid

The National Audit Office says widening Official Development Assistance expenditure to other departments has increased risks to its effectiveness.
June 6, 2019

Health and Social Care Committee asks Matt Hancock to justify refusal to provide information

The Health and Social Care Committee has called the Secretary of State for Health to appear before it to explain his refusal to provide it with information on the Government’s review of NHS overseas visitor charging.
May 16, 2019

Churches issue call to ‘Think, Pray, Vote’ ahead of EU elections

The Joint Public Issues Team of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church has published a resource to encourage church members to engage with the coming European elections.
May 3, 2019

New research finds missing children are being let down

Opportunities to safeguard children who go missing from home or care are being missed by councils.
May 1, 2019

Universal Credit claimants 'left in the dark about their entitlements'

Universal credit claimants are routinely in the dark about how much they should receive, how their awards are calculated and if and how they can challenge DWP decisions, because communications with claimants are opaque and inadequate, new analysis from the Child Poverty Action Group finds.
April 16, 2019

Action for Children introduces digital app to support children in care

The app enables children to share information confidentially, directly to their social workers so they can assess their wellbeing more regularly.
April 16, 2019

UN health agency calls for fairer pricing of medicines

Developing countries have long struggled with the price of medicines. Today’s costs have rendered it a world-wide challenge, and it is the key topic of concern at a global medicines forum in South Africa, co-sponsored by the World Health Organisation.