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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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The UK’s jails are overcrowded and struggling to provide “humane containment” according to a new report from the Prison Reform Trust. In an analysis of the Prison Service’s performance against its main targets, the report claims that the Service failed to meet seven of its 18 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Crucially, it has failed to… Read more »
New figures from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and National Statistics suggest that £650 million of public money was overpaid on housing benefit for the 12 month period up to September 2003. This amounts to around 5.3 per cent of the overall expenditure on housing benefit. Due to the statistical extrapolation the DWP… Read more »
