Councils are urging Ofsted to postpone the resumption of monitoring inspections for schools, to avoid adding to the considerable burden of school leaders and staff.
Detainees are often at heightened risk of COVID-19 due to close proximity, inability to practice social distancing, a lack of adequate sanitation and hygiene, a high incidence of underlying medical conditions, and lack of adequate medical care.
Britain Yearly Meeting, the national organisation of Quakers in Britain, has furloughed a significant number of staff in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Organisations have called for a daily update on coronavirus deaths in the care system, so that society can understand the scale of the challenge faced by the sector.