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Synod votes unanimously to accept IICSA recommendations

THE General Synod has voted unanimously to accept all six recommendations made by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) to the Church of England in October

25 Nov 2020

UK news in brief

Whitsey review taken down, pending ‘legal issue’; Bishop: Put children first in fight against crime; Church-led community initiatives awarded £60,000; Restorer dies after fall from Birmingham church; Sandford St Martin Awards to focus on pandemic; RC bishop makes Covid appeal for prisoners

20 Nov 2020

Government to reopen Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme

THE Archbishop of York, the Most Revd Stephen Cottrell, and refugee representatives have welcomed plans to reopen the Government’s Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS), but have warned that further resettlement commitments and refugee support are needed

18 Nov 2020

UK religious leaders urge Boris Johnson to set up a cross-party commission on child poverty

29 Oct 2020

Prioritise children to end hunger and poverty, Bishop of Durham urges after school-meals outcry

26 Oct 2020

Extend free school meals to all families on Universal Credit, says Children’s Society

26 Oct 2020

Bishops back Lords amendments on rights for immigrants

16 Oct 2020

Feed all children on universal benefit, Welby and Butler plead

01 Oct 2020

Bishops seek to influence migrant Bill

18 Sep 2020

Let asylum-seekers work legally

04 Sep 2020

We’ll weigh up risks of Covid, ­head teachers affirm

28 Aug 2020

Poor families hit hardest by coronavirus, charity warns

25 Aug 2020

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