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November 11, 2020

Human cost of incendiary weapons demands stronger law

Incendiary weapons inflict excruciating burns, sometimes to the bone, and can cause respiratory damage, infection, shock, and organ damage.
October 18, 2020

COVID-19 risks turning inequality fault lines into chasms, says CQC

The Care Quality Commission has called for a new deal for the care workforce, which develops clear career progression, secures the right skills for the sector, better recognises and values staff, invests in their training and supports appropriate professionalisation.
March 1, 2020

Prolonged solitary confinement amounts to psychological torture, says UN expert

A UN expert has expressed alarm at the excessive use of solitary confinement by correctional facilities in the United States.
October 6, 2019

Complaints about special educational needs system 'at an alarming level'

Children with special educational needs and disabilities are increasingly being failed by the system designed to support them, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found.
September 12, 2019

NAO report on support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England

Evidence suggests that pupils with SEND are more likely to experience off-rolling – where schools encourage parents to remove a child primarily for the school’s benefit – than other pupils.
May 18, 2019

Ofgem must set 'ambitious vision' for vulnerable energy customers, says Citizens Advice

Since 2014 it has been more common for people to seek help about essential bills, such as energy or council tax, than consumer credit, such as credit cards.
February 19, 2019

Scottish Government launches Changing Places consultation

A Changing Places Toilet provides sanitary accommodation for people with multiple and complex disabilities.
December 17, 2018

Councils call for emergency injection of special needs funding

An 'emergency injection' of funding is needed to prop up support for children with special educational needs and disabilities, council leaders say.
November 16, 2018

UN poverty expert says UK policies inflict unnecessary misery

UK Government’s policies and drastic cuts to social support are entrenching high levels of poverty and inflicting unnecessary misery in one of the richest countries in the world, a UN human rights expert said today.
November 15, 2018

Call for international action on the use of incendiary weapons

New report details "the exceptionally cruel harm" caused by incendiary weapons.