Links between domestic and substance abuse examined at conference in Perth

Over 170 professionals, service users and members of the public from across the UK gathered at Perth Concert Hall for the Tayside Domestic Abuse and Substance Misuse Project event.
The conference is being used to report on the work of the project—which seeks to examine the links between domestic abuse and substance misuse and to [...]

Husbands who kill nagging wives will no longer be able to claim they were provoked, under a radical shake-up of the murder laws

* Suspects will also be prevented from pleading not guilty to murder by claiming it was a “crime of passion” because their partner was having an affair.
* The reforms are designed to ensure domestic violence is treated as other forms of homicide.
* As a result of the changes, battered wives who kill their abusers will [...]

People who commit sex offences against children abroad will face prosecution in the UK

* This will apply even if that offence is not illegal in the foreign country it was committed, Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker announced.
* The new legislation, contained in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, came into effect from Monday 14 July.
It means that UK nationals who commit a specified sexual offence against [...]

Government obsession with full-time work will backfire

Commenting on the welfare reform proposals which were announced yesterday Sarah Jackson, Chief Executive of Working Families said:
“The welfare reform proposals rightly emphasise that work, for most people, is the best route out of poverty. But the proposals are limited by the Government’s obsession with full-time work. As we face an economic downturn, [...]

Minister unveils plans to push lone parents back into work

* Radical welfare reforms aim to take 1m off benefit
* Tories welcome policies, but Labour left is outraged
The government may require lone parents to take part in training for a return to work even before their children are of school age in the most radical shake-up of the welfare system since the second world war.
The [...]

Women are likely to be the main casualties of the downturn as family friendly initiatives such as flexi-time and job shares are axed

However, some firms are now realising that flexibility and work-life balance can compensate for lower financial packages and bonuses
Sylvia Hewlett has heard many cries for help in her workshops, but none so sad as that of a young City trader who admitted she was “almost glad” to have been diagnosed with breast cancer because it [...]

Extract from WNC Roundtable event for consultation on priorities for MfW

Open discussion of priorities of the women’s sector
Baroness Joyce Gould opened a discussion on alternative priorities to those identified by the Minister for Women. She noted that sexual violence, women pensioners and the women’s voluntary sector have emerged as key issues within the consultation. In fact, no participants suggested new priorities, but a number of [...]

Extract of Responses to WNC Consultation on Priorities for MfW

Supporting families
What is the top issue?
1. Available, accessible, affordable and high quality childcare especially after school and during holidays
2. Increase and improve access to financial support for carers including tax credits and benefits
3. Flexible working for employees with caring responsibilities
4. Tackling the gender pay gap as part of valuing women’s work
How might we take this [...]

Report on the WNC Consultation on the Priorities for the Ministers for Women

We are delighted to announce that the WNC report on the priorities for the Minsters for Women is now available. These priorities were presented to Parliament on 17 July 2007 and the Ministers asked the Women’s National Commission (WNC) to carry out a national, public consultation on these three priorities.
This is the first time Ministers [...]

Women apprentices are making great strides in traditionally male-dominated areas

Seven of the twelve finalists at the Apprenticeship Awards ceremony were women, three of whom had undertaken apprenticeships in areas more often associated with male apprentices – aerospace engineering, engineering and electrical installation.
Ten years ago, only 75,000 people started apprenticeships, and many of those who started apprenticeships didn’t finish them. Over the past decade, the [...]

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