by Agency Reporter | Aug 20, 2021 | Briefing
MOST DISADVANTAGED THREE- AND FOUR- YEAR OLDS are ‘locked out’ of crucial early years education, which will compound inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic and impact on children’s life chances. This is according to a landmark report published by the Sutton Trust in...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 20, 2021 | Briefing
THE UK CAN FUTURE-PROOF ITS FISHERIES – and show world leadership in the process – by adopting a ‘climate-smart’ strategy for the sector, according to a new report from WWF, Marine Conservation Society and the RSPB. In the wake of the IPCC report, and ahead of the...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 19, 2021 | Briefing
THE LATEST EMPLOYMENT FIGURES, published on 17 August 2021, show that over the last year the unemployment rate for Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers has risen from 6.1 to 8 per cent (1.9 percentage points or a 31 per cent increase). This is three times the speed...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 19, 2021 | Briefing
THE HIGH COURT in England has granted permission for a judicial review of secondary legislation made by the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, which provides that children in care in England must always live in regulated settings where they receive day-to-day care...
by Staff Writer | Aug 19, 2021 | Briefing
CHURCHES HAVE BEEN CALLING ON the UK Government to recognise its moral obligations to the Afghan people. They have urged the Government to expand safe and legal routes for migration and offer sanctuary to those who need it. Speaking in the House of Lords on 18 August,...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 18, 2021 | Briefing
ALMOST HALF OF THOSE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT – equivalent to nearly 3 million claimants – say they do not think they will be able to live on a household budget that is £20 per week lower, according to new polling published by Save the Children. In October, the government...
