by Agency Reporter | Mar 18, 2022 | Briefing
FINDINGS FROM A NEW CARERS TRUST SURVEY reveal how an alarming lack of support, coupled with a dramatic rise in time spent caring, is leaving thousands of young carers across the UK feeling ‘lonely’, ‘exhausted’, ‘worried’, ‘burned out’ and ‘stressed’. More than half...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 18, 2022 | Briefing
THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the UK Government and legislators to ensure that the proposed Nationality and Borders Bill avoids undermining protection of human rights for refugees and other migrants. Among other...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 17, 2022 | Briefing
BORIS JOHNSON’S TRIP TO SAUDI ARABIA to push for an increase in oil supply to replace Russian gas has been condemned by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT). CAAT says the trip, coming in the wake of Saudi Arabia’s largest ever mass execution, sends a clear signal...
by Staff Writer | Mar 17, 2022 | Briefing
THE ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON WOMEN IN THE PENAL SYSTEM (APPG) has responded to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons’ report on Wetherby prison, published on Wednesday 16 March. Wetherby is a prison that usually holds boys aged 15 to 18. When inspectors...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 16, 2022 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH BY THE LIVING WAGE FOUNDATION shows the scale and impact of short-shift culture in the UK, hitting low paid workers hardest in an ‘insecurity premium’. The study found that nearly a third (32 per cent) of workers are given less than a week’s notice of...
by Agency Reporter | Mar 16, 2022 | Briefing
New analysis of the government’s refugee sponsorship scheme announced by Michael Gove finds that the scheme is generous and well-funded, but also poses practical challenges and safeguarding concerns. Comparing details of the new Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme...
