In June 2012, the Council of the European Union adopted a Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy with an Action Plan to put it into practice.
This consultation document asked for views on the impact that closing the ILF in 2015 would have on users, local authorities and the wider care and support systems across the UK. It closed on 10 October 2012.
On 13 July, EDF announced the appointment of Marie Staunton as its next Chair, succeeding Sarah Spencer CBE. The news coincides with the EDF’s 10th anniversary celebrations.
In June 2012, GMF published ‘Parochial and Cosmopolitan Britain: Examining the Social Divide in Reactions to Immigration’ by Robert Ford.
In July 2012, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published research updating its annual ‘minimum income standard’ for the United Kingdom asking what people need to achieve a socially acceptable standard of living.
