Social care reform: what lies ahead?
Sally Warren lays out four principles that should be at the centre of a ‘radically realistic’ White Paper on social care reform and asks if its vision will be the right one?
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
'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. |
Ministers reject plans ‘mega mosque’ in Newham
30/10/2015 Plans to build the largest mosque in Britain have been rejected by the Government. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
This issue of Public Property examines how how flexible workspaces can lead the way in regeneration for local authorities, Why local authority intervention is key to successful urban regeneration schemes and if the Government’s challenge of embracing beauty is an opportunity for communities.
The March issue also takes a closer look at Blackburn with Darwen Council's first digital health hub to help people gain control over health and care services.
