safety

April 9, 2019

Suicide prevention charity welcomes new online safety strategy

Suicide prevention charity welcomes new online Safety Strategy as a "step in the right direction".
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.
March 31, 2019

China must fulfil repeated pledges on chemical safety, says UN expert

A UN human rights expert has called on China to implement effective measures to combat the risks in its fast growing chemical industry, following another deadly explosion at an industrial plant.
March 22, 2019

HMP Onley a fundamentally unsafe prison, say inspectors

HMP Onley, a training prison in Warwickshire, was found by inspectors to be “fundamentally unsafe” with high levels of drugs and violence.
March 18, 2019

Muslim Council of Britain calls on Government to fund security of mosques

Hate crime against Muslims represents the majority of religiously based hate crime.
March 12, 2019

The state of care in independent ambulance services

CQC found vehicles with missing or faulty equipment, including paediatric apparatus for transporting children in emergencies.
March 11, 2019

UN High Commissioner for Refugees calls for continued support for Lebanon

Lebanon is host to over one million Syrians, providing refuge to the highest number of refugees per capita in the world.
February 14, 2019

BMA critical of decision to allow GP at Hand expansion

The BMA says the service has caused disruption to local funding arrangements.
February 13, 2019

Urgent need to address drugs, violence and deaths at HMP Durham, say inspectors

The overcrowded prison has worryingly high levels of self-harm and self-inflicted and drug-related deaths.
February 9, 2019

Children’s Commissioner for England calls for compulsory register of home educated children

Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published a report, shining a light on the increasing number of children who are being educated at home.