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August 9, 2020

Self-employment centres would help struggling workers and revive high streets, says NEF

Low-paid self-employed workers were unable to shift to home working during lockdown, unlike higher paid freelancers in professional services like consultancy or tutoring.
April 6, 2020

Boom in online library memberships since coronavirus lockdown

Councils are providing additional online access to resources under the hashtag #LibrariesFromHome, extending online memberships for no extra fee, and all fines incurred as a result of the closures will be waived.
March 13, 2020

Inspection of HMP Pentonville finds 'cause for continued concern'

An inspection of Pentonville prison found little evidence of improvement since a troubling inspection in 2019.
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.
July 1, 2019

NAO report on the government's response to serious and organised crime

The National Audit Office says there are still significant and avoidable shortcomings in the government's approach to serious and organised crime.
June 10, 2019

Churches invited to mark Tax Justice Sunday

Sunday 7 July 2019 has been designated Tax Justice Sunday, with a range of resources available to help churches mark the importance of Tax Justice, including worship resources, sermon notes, and hymns.
June 3, 2019

Food insecurity: UN experts urge equality for rural women in developing countries

Around the world, rural women in developing countries are more likely to be food insecure than men. But equality for women can be a cornerstone in building a world without hunger and poverty, according to experts from the International Fund for Agricultural Development.
May 28, 2019

Green Christian event will respond with faith to the ecological crisis

Green Christian will run a free event in Shrewsbury to provide people of faith with some resources to respond to the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss.
April 4, 2019

New safeguarding resources to be developed for voluntary sector

A comprehensive suite of free safeguarding tools and advice will soon be available to the voluntary sector following the award of £570,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund to the Safer Social Sector Partnership.
April 2, 2019

Vulnerable people in Staffordshire deprived of liberty 'without proper assessment'

In 2016 Staffordshire County Council decided it would stop carrying out any assessments except those cases it classified as high priority, because of lack of finances.