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February 7, 2019

Government in denial over state of council finances, says Public Accounts Committee

Government insists that the sector is sustainable but refuses to provide the evidence that this is actually the case.
January 11, 2019

Older people left without support in England, says Human Rights Watch

The United Kingdom government risks failing to secure older persons’ rights to health, says Human Rights Watch.
January 10, 2019

Funding for children’s care 'in country-wide crisis'

The number of looked after children continues to increase to the highest level since the 1980s, with a total of 75,420 children in the care of councils in England.
January 4, 2019

Fire incidents rising as firefighter numbers drastically cut, says Fire Brigades Union

Cuts to fire and rescue services are putting public safety at risk, says the Fire Brigades Union.
December 4, 2018

Axing millions from youth work puts futures at risk, says UNISON

Cuts have meant the loss of 4,500 youth work jobs and over 760 youth centres since 2012.
November 26, 2018

Quaker community urges faith groups to engage with politicans on Special Rapporteur's findings

As the UN Special Rapporteur on on extreme poverty and human rights unveiled his report last week, Quakers in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, issued a statement, calling on faith groups to engage with politicians on his findings.
November 20, 2018

Teachers and students to march for education

Trade unions, campaigners, councillors, parents and school students to march for education on Tuesday 20 November.
November 7, 2018

LGA responds to government's Health and Social Care Prevention plan

Councils say prevention work must be adequately funded by reversing the £600 million in reductions to public health grants.
November 2, 2018

Parliamentary committee finds government failing in duty of care towards prisoners

A prison sentence is a deprivation of someone's liberty, not a sentence to poorer health or healthcare, say the Health and Social Care Committee in its report on health and care in prison.
October 1, 2018

Access to British justice increasingly only for the few, says Law Society

Public access to the justice system has never been so restricted, the Law Society says in a submission to government highlighting the consequences of cuts to publicly funded legal advice.