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Kids Company’s work should be resurrected by future government, Batmanghelidjh says. Camila Batmanghelidjh has said that she wants to continue Kids Company’s work with a future government, and that she has been operating under pseudonyms. …

By Citizens Advice From Tuesday 4th May 2021, the new Breathing Space and Mental Health Crisis Debt Respite Schemes will come into effect in England and Wales. Citizens Advice’s expert debt advisors explain what you …

From Elin Williams – ‘My Blurred World’ This will be a very personal post about grief so please read with care and respect, like you always do. I originally penned this in Welsh which is also …

Self-driving cars pose threat for Disabled people Our acknowledgements to Disability Rights UK A new generation of self-driving cars which is supposed to eliminate human error can actually increase mistakes as it fails to recognise …

Our acknowledgements to Kirsty Weakley of Civil Society news Kirsty Weakley, Editor of Civil Society News DCMS was “emasculated” through the involvement of special advisers ahead of presenting advice to ministers about how to allocate …

Charities are less financially resilient than they were a year ago, the Charity Commission’s chief executive told MPs yesterday. Helen Stephenson, Chief Executive of the Charity commission Helen Stephenson, chief executive of the Commission, was …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ How does the latest lockdown easing affect care home visits? Up until now, visits to care homes have been severely restricted because of national lockdown restrictions. The latest easing of lockdown this …

At least 122,000 NHS staff have Long Covid according to new Office for National Statistics data that also shows that 1.1 million people in the UK are affected by the condition. Patient care within the …

Several charities have criticised a report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, which concluded that the UK does not have a systemic problem with racism. The Commission is chaired by Tony Sewell, and the report has been …

The government should create a food security minister to ensure continued progress in helping to feed poverty-hit people, according to MPs. A report from the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee says progress made …