Child poverty in the United Kingdom has reached critical levels, prompting a warning from the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, who called for immediate government action to safeguard the rights of vulnerable children. Following a five-day fact-finding visit, Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty issued a stark assessment of the conditions[Read More…]

A group of foster carers has escalated their fight for full employment rights to the UK Supreme Court, challenging the widespread belief that they lack legal protections such as sick pay, holiday leave, whistleblowing safeguards and discrimination redress. This landmark case centres on the claim that foster carers’ essential work[Read More…]

The UK government is moving to ban the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that prevent victims and witnesses of workplace harassment and discrimination from speaking out. As part of proposed changes to the Employment Rights Bill, the planned reform aims to close legal loopholes that have allowed employers to silence[Read More…]

West Sussex, 8 July 2025 – Alarming failings within social services have emerged during an inquest at Brighton & Hove Coroner’s Court, following the death of a man allegedly killed by a teenage girl known as Child A. Evidence presented revealed a series of missed opportunities and poor coordination between[Read More…]