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Joint Committee on Human Rights report: Proposal for a draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order

1 June 2018

It cannot be right in principle that entitlement to British nationality still varies according to whether it is one’s mother or one’s father who is British, or whether one’s parents are married or not.

This is from the May 2018 report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights which examines the Government’s proposed Remedial Order to amend the British Nationality Act of 1981.

Government Equalities Office report: Return to Work – Parental Decision Making

30 May 2018

Despite progress towards greater gender equality, significant inequalities persist in the way that childcare responsibilities are divided up and shared, with women in the UK doing on average about twice as much childcare as men.

This is from the May 2018 report from the Government Equalities Office on the factors that influence parental decision making around return to work.

Our Practical Equality Rights in Welfare Benefits Advice Online Handbook is Here

22 May 2018

We’ve launched our online handbook, Practical Equality Rights in Welfare Benefits Advice, in May 2018 . This handbook will help everyone working in welfare benefits advice to make practical use of the Equality Act to solve everyday discrimination problems and fill the ‘discrimination advice gap’.

Department for Education survey report: Support for Mental Health in Schools and Colleges

17 May 2018

School staff hope a preventative strategy would reduce the chances of children and young people reaching crisis point and needing more targeted support.

This is from the May 2018 survey report which explores what schools and colleges across England are doing to support pupils’ mental health.

House of Commons Library research briefing: Brexit Debates 2018

15 May 2018

The House of Commons Library have published a May 2018 briefing paper, which provides links to a selection of debates that have referenced Brexit in the title or during a debate in 2018.

Resolution Foundation report: A New Generational Contract

12 May 2018

Those who are pessimistic about young adults’ chances of enjoying better living standards than their parents outnumber optimists by five to one.

This is according to the May 2018 report on intergenerational fairness (pdf) by the Resolution Foundation.

Bright Blue and Joseph Rowntree Foundation report: Burning Britain?

11 May 2018

In Theresa May’s first speech as Prime Minster, she proclaimed her Government’s mission was to tackle ‘burning injustices’ in Britain. But preparing for Brexit has dominated Government thinking since then.

This is according to the May 2018 report on ‘burning injustices’ in Britain (pdf), by Bright Blue and Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Health and Social Care Committee report: The Government’s Green Paper on mental health: failing a generation

10 May 2018

The Government’s proposed Green Paper on young people’s mental health lacks any ambition and will provide no help to the majority of those children who desperately need it.

This is according to a May 2018 report by the Health and Social Care Committee on the Government’s Green Paper on young people’s mental health.

House of Commons briefing paper: Poverty in the UK – Statistics

8 May 2018

‘The proportion of children in relative low income is expected to increase to 37% in 2021/22 – the highest level for as long as we have

Child Rights Alliance for England and partners briefing: Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EU Withdrawal Bill

30 April 2018

‘Preserving Charter rights is particularly important in relation to children and young people.’ This is according to the April 2018 joint briefing (pdf) from the Child Rights

Category: Age – Young People

Joint Committee on Human Rights report: Proposal for a draft British Nationality Act 1981 (Remedial) Order

Government Equalities Office report: Return to Work – Parental Decision Making

Our Practical Equality Rights in Welfare Benefits Advice Online Handbook is Here

Resolution Foundation report: A New Generational Contract

House of Commons briefing paper: Poverty in the UK – Statistics

Child Rights Alliance for England and partners briefing: Charter of Fundamental Rights and the EU Withdrawal Bill

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