VE Day: Council duties under the Armed Forces Covenant
As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, Geoff Wild, Legal & Governance Consultant, looks at the duties of councils under the Armed Forces Covenant.
Local areas failing to address racism in child safeguarding
11/03/2025 Local areas are failing to address the safeguarding needs of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage children, a new report into child safeguarding has found. |
Council leaders call for a voice on Cobra
12/08/2024 Local government representation on Cobra, the committee for dealing with national emergencies, is essential, council leaders say after last week’s riots. |
Hanukkah installation paused due to rise in hate crime
30/11/2023 Havering has paused the installation of a Hanukkah Menorah in its town hall due to an increase in hate crimes relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict. |
‘Toxic’ environment at council waste service
15/11/2023 A report describing a ‘toxic’ working environment at Brighton and Hove City Council’s waste service includes accounts of staff bringing weapons to the depot. |
Tackling anti-GRT racism at the local level
12/09/2023 Dr Helen O'Nions, Nottingham Law School, looks at the role of local government in preventing discrimination against travelling communities. |
Risk of eviction higher among minorities
05/05/2023 The risk of eviction is a third higher among ethnic minority private renters than it is among white British or Irish renters, new research shows. |
Racism plays key role in maternity death rates, MPs say
18/04/2023 ‘Shocking’ racism has played a key role in creating higher death rates for black women and those from poorer areas in childbirth, according to MPs. |
Leicester City Council loses race discrimination case
13/04/2023 A social worker who claimed she suffered racial discrimination at work has won her case against Leicester City Council. |
Prejudice in fire services ‘shocking’, council chiefs say
31/03/2023 Local government leaders have branded the findings of racist, homophobic and misogynistic behaviour in fire services as ‘shocking’ and ‘unacceptable’. |
Black children six times more likely to be subjected to strip searches
27/03/2023 Black children are six times more likely to be strip searched by the police in England and Wales than white children, according to official figures. |
Report into Met’s misogyny and racism ‘bleak', say council chiefs
22/03/2023 London council leaders have pledged to work with the capital’s police force in rebuiliding trust with the public after the damning report by Baroness Casey. |
Council officer apologises for ‘racist’ bacon comment
13/02/2023 A Leeds council officer made offensive remarks about bacon sandwiches which could be construed as racist, an investigation has found. |
SEND pupils ‘unfairly excluded’, charity says
16/12/2022 Pupils with additional needs have said they are unfairly excluded from mainstream schools because of racism and a lack of understanding from professionals. |
Charity cancels evangelical event over preacher’s ‘repulsive views’
30/01/2020 A charity which manages venues in Sheffield has cancelled an event by an evangelical preacher after LGBT+ groups warned that he promoted homophobic views. |
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Councils urged to adopt working definition of antisemitism
16/09/2019 Communities Secretary has said he will write to councils demanding they adopt a working definition of antisemitism ‘as a matter of urgency’. |
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Government appoints experts in antisemitism and Islamophobia
24/07/2019 Two experts have been appointed to advise the Government on anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim racism after both major political parties accused of bigotry. |
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Tory London mayoral candidate accused of Islamophobia
05/10/2018 The representative body for British Muslims has accused the Conservative’s mayoral candidate for London of using ‘grotesque language’ about Muslims and Hindus. |
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London Assembly condemns ‘Israel is a racist endeavour’ posters
07/09/2018 Members of the London Assembly yesterday unanimously condemned illegal posters which call Israel racist. |
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Prejudice discourages BAME children from seeking mental health support
30/11/2017 Ethnic minority children with mental problems may prefer online counselling services rather than traditional methods because of prejudice, research reveals. |
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Local authority removes artist’s ‘beware of Jews’ sign
15/03/2017 Hackney Council has removed an artist’s ‘beware of Jews’ sign after accusations his project was ‘out of order’. |
