The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012
8 November 2012
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 was passed in March 2012 and comes into force in January 2013.
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 was passed in March 2012 and comes into force in January 2013.
’Showcasing Disability Best Practice’ highlights the practical steps local employers in Northern Ireland are taking to boost employment opportunities for disabled people.
The Equality & Human Rights Commission in Wales held its 3rd annual human rights lecture, given by Baroness Nuala O’Loan DBE, on 2 October 2012.
In October 2012, Runnymede’s final Financial Inclusion report was published: ‘A Sense of Place – Retirement Decisions among Older Black and Minority Ethnic People’.
Research commissioned by Trust for London shows that more than half of employees felt more positive about their workplace after the Living Wage was introduced.
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, published on 30 October 2012, suggests Universal Credit (UC) could see people worse off in work and struggling to manage their finances.
’Inclusive Schools: The Free Schools Monitoring Project’ was published by Race on the Agenda (ROTA) in 2012.
A report by Compact Voice finds that ‘it is impossible to measure national government compliance with the Compact’.
In an article in the Guardian on 3 November 2012, Runnymede Director Rob Berkeley, argues that an effective Equality and Human Rights Commission is needed now more than ever.
‘Conditions Uncertain’ finds that almost 1.2 million low-paid workers entitled to support under Universal Credit will have to look for extra work or face the risk of having payments withdrawn.