Lack of women candidates in local elections ‘puts councils behind the times’
From 2016-17 Barrow Cadbury Trust supported Fawcett society, in partnership with the Local Government information Unit (LGiU), to set up a year-long Local Government Commission to look into the lack of...
View ArticleThe impact of criminal records on people from black, Asian and minority...
Unlock, a charity for people with convictions, has today published research on the impact of criminal records as perceived by people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. New data...
View ArticleUnderstanding and measuring social integration in England
Political concern about a lack of social integration has been high for some time. A new report from Bright Blue asks – what is social integration, and why it it so important? The report argues that...
View ArticleUniversal credit claimants blocked from challenging DWP decisions
Universal credit (UC) claimants who suspect the DWP has made a mistake in their award and ask for a review are too often blocked by DWP error and failures in the system, a new report from Child...
View ArticleCuts to legal aid and qualification changes are leading to poor criminal...
According to a new report from charity Transform Justice an “effective system” is needed to monitor the quality of criminal defence lawyers and to identify those who, anecdotally, increasingly feel...
View ArticleCriminal defence in an age of austerity: Zealous advocate or cog in a machine?
Jonathan Black – Criminal defence lawyer and President of the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association In libel-proofing their book, The Secret Barrister will no doubt have entered “Keres &...
View ArticleYou are what you read
The following blog by Criminal Justice Alliance’s Director, Nina Champion, is cross-posted from CJA’s website. For those of you looking for an addition to your summer reading list, I have a strong...
View ArticleMedia Movers and undocumented migrants
Ade Lamuye and Kate Llewellyn blog about Media Movers – a project bringing together young people from migrant backgrounds with senior media professionals to improve media coverage. This blog was...
View ArticleWomen put at risk by mental health services failing to ask them about their...
Mental health services across England are failing women by not asking about their experiences of domestic abuse, according to new data in a report published today by Agenda, the alliance for women and...
View ArticleCongratulations new life peers
It has been announced that Ruth Hunt, who was until recently the chief executive of Stonewall, and Sir Simon Woolley, the founder of Operation Black Vote have been made crossbench life peers in...
View ArticleJCWI launch 12 steps towards a fairer immigration system
As campaigners and advocates for progressive immigration reform, JCWI is surprised by just how much is wrong and unfair about our immigration and asylum systems. And, though they often know what needs...
View ArticleCommunity wealth building
According to think tank CLES “community wealth building is an intentional reorganisation of the local economy in order to tackle the inequalities and disadvantages that are today, more than ever, so...
View ArticleWhat role can 2020 Police and Crime Commissioners play in tackling crime,...
Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) play a crucial role in tackling crime, addressing the needs of their communities, and ensuring the justice system is fair and effective. In this role, PCCs can...
View ArticleAs hard Brexit looms again, EU-27 plans on citizens’ rights are skeletal and...
BRUSSELS – six months after the original Brexit deadline, EU member states have missed an opportunity to carry out additional contingency planning to register and protect UK nationals living on the...
View ArticleNew report calls for advice services to help women Service leavers moving...
A new report commissioned by Forces in Mind Trust says female veterans face a ‘double whammy’ of challenges when it comes to transitioning into employment once they have left the Armed Forces. Those...
View ArticleLessons from the Connect Fund: Building a better social investment market
The following blog was written by Plum Lomax, Principal, Impact Investing at NPC, and posted on its website. NPC’s work with the Connect Fund sits within its increasing focus on social investment and...
View ArticleMillions struggling to pay council tax and other essential bills, finds...
According to a report out today from the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) at the University of Birmingham in 2019: Nearly 1.6 million people are falling behind with council tax...
View ArticleFoundation giving remains strong despite income volatility
Almost two-thirds of the top 300 foundations increased their grant-making in real-terms in 2017/18. However, the majority of those increasing their grant-making also experienced a fall in their income,...
View ArticleFifteen criminal justice agencies sign pre-General Election letter to party...
Barrow Cadbury Trust is one of 15 criminal justice agency signatories to the letter below which has been sent to party leaders in advance of the General Election. The other signatories are: Article...
View ArticleBecoming a Living Wage Funder and why we are proud supporters of the Living...
The ‘real Living Wage’ is set each year by the Living Wage Foundation which calls for every worker in the country to earn enough to provide their family with the essentials of life. Living Wage...
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