How Local Authorities Can Lead Smarter, More Inclusive Procurement
The 2025 Local Government Procurement Report ranks councils on SME, VCSE, and local spend, with strategies to boost social value in procurement.
Rayner may intervene over plans for tower block near synagogue
26/11/2024 The Government could step in amid a dispute over plans to build a 43-storey office block near Britain’s oldest synagogue in London. |
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. |
Edinburgh removes religious reps’ voting rights
06/09/2023 The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to end voting privileges for unelected religious appointees on its cabinet and education committees. |
Local faith-based groups receive £1.3m boost
01/08/2022 Sixteen faith-based groups are set to benefit from a £1.3m investment to support their work with the most vulnerable people in local communities. |
Council to review decision to block humanist from religious education committee
08/04/2021 Southampton City Council has agreed to retake a decision to block humanists from becoming full members of the local religious education committee following a threat of legal action. |
Child abuse linked to faith rises by ‘a third’, council chiefs warn
14/11/2019 The number of children identified by councils as having been abused for reasons associated with belief has risen by a third in three years, the LGA reports. |
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Council builds first development to comply with religious rules
03/11/2017 A north London council has built the first block of flats to comply with the religious rules of Orthodox Judaism. |
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Church to open more schools to ‘influence’ education debate
11/07/2016 The Church of England plans to open over 100 schools in the next five years in order ‘enhance’ provision and ‘influence’ debate. |
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Segregation of staff ‘imposed’ in some faith schools, warns inspector
28/04/2016 Segregation of teachers by gender is still being imposed at some independent faith schools, the chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned. |
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'Unaccountable' religious figures have no place in education, campaign says
07/03/2016 New campaign calls for the removal of unelected religious representatives from council education committees. |
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Ministers reject plans ‘mega mosque’ in Newham
30/10/2015 Plans to build the largest mosque in Britain have been rejected by the Government. |
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Rise in ‘exorcism and witchcraft’ child abuse cases
12/10/2015 The number of child abuse cases linked to witchcraft and exorcism accusations has increased, according to a new investigation. |
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Teachers given training on radicalisation
06/05/2015 School and college leaders are to be offered seminars to help them stop young people being drawn into extremism and radicalisation. |
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Employees concerned about religious freedom in the workplace
20/03/2015 Christians are concerned their religion is ‘losing its place’ in the workplace, according to a public consultation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. |
