Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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One in every five violent crimes committed in England and Wales during the last year involved a knife, official figures have shown. According to the Home Office there were 22,151 offences – including attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and robbery – involving a knife in 2007/08. Since last year the British Crime Survey (BCS) has… Read more »
Victims of the near-collapse of Equitable Life in 2000 should receive compensation, the Parliamentary Ombudsman has decided. In a report into how the government handled its oversight of Equitable Life, Ann Abraham found ten cases of maladministration over a decade and demanded a government apology. The report – entitled Equitable Life: a decade of regulatory… Read more »
