Women with babies and very young children were among 56 migrants held in a cramped room covered with thin mattresses at a unit in Dover, MPs say. Members of the home affairs committee have expressed their shock and serious concern after observing...
BME people in England still facing racial inequality, report says
A comprehensive review on race equality in England has warned that the government’s approach is at risk of failing international human rights obligations. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
National Transfer Scheme could be made compulsory unless councils ‘get behind’ rota system
The National Transfer Scheme (NTS) could be made compulsory if local authorities do not “get behind” a voluntary rota system to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), the children’s minister has said. Read the full article on this link...
Attainment gap grown by a quarter since pandemic, study shows
The attainment gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils has grown by up to 25 per cent over the past two years, latest analysis published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) suggests. The study of 10,000 Key Stage 1 children...
‘I want them to feel human again’: the woman who escaped slavery in the UK – and fights to free others
Analiza Guevarra ended up in a living hell in London after fleeing poverty in the Philippines. Now, her organisation rescues scores of people in domestic servitude every year. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to...
Children of immigrants ‘held back by employer discrimination’ in UK
Employer discrimination is holding back second-generation African, Caribbean and Asian people in the jobs market even though they tend to be more highly educated, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Read the full article on...
