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Community

October 31, 2006

Community and Family

Ekklesia‚Äôs proposals for the abolition of legal marriage, to be replaced with civil partnerships, were widely reported in the press and media.
November 23, 2020

Education union calls for action on COVID-19 transmission in schools

Secondary and primary schools were the second and third most commonly reported location by people testing positive for coronavirus.
February 17, 2020

Health Secretary faces legal challenge for failing patients with learning disabilities and autism

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has made a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care over the repeated failure to move people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate accommodation.
October 9, 2019

Children leaving custody lacking support ‘set up to fail'

There has been a worrying increase in children going missing following release from custody.
July 26, 2019

Community bodies key to mental health support 'face major financial pressures'

Competition for contracts often stops organisations from working well together and could lead to some going out of business altogether.
July 10, 2019

Give prisoners a sense of hope for the future, says Prison Reform Trust

Prisons need to promote personal growth as an end in itself, not just a means to reduced reoffending, according to a new report published by the Prison Reform Trust.
June 10, 2019

Mining company faces legal challenge to plans for gold-mining in Colombia

The legal challenge calls for a judge to annul three mining concessions, claiming they are no longer valid following the popular vote to prohibit mining.
May 29, 2019

Changes to rules for prisoner release on temporary licence welcomed

The change will allow prisoners more opportunities to work and train with employers while serving their sentence, and increase their chances of securing an immediate job on release.
May 26, 2019

Make social care free and save the NHS £4.5 billion a year, says IPPR

Free care for all over-65s would remove fears about savings for millions and put dementia patients on same footing as those with cancer
April 10, 2019

Commission on Housing, Church and Community launched

The housing crisis is to be the subject of a major new Commission on Housing, Church and Community.