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December 2005

31 December 2005

Marriage in the Arab world

A policy brief from the Population Reference Bureau highlights current trends in marriage patterns of women in the Arab world, emerging policy issues, and links between marriage patterns and other social and demographic trends.

23 December 2005

Baby names 2005. Jessica pushes Emily off the top spot

Jack and Jessica are the most popular names given to babies in England and Wales in 2005. Jack has been the top name for baby boys for 11 years while Jessica moves up two places to become the new girls' number one.

21 December 2005

Civil partnerships here in time for Christmas

Hundreds of same-sex couples up and down the country will be celebrating today as they get legal recognition for their relationships for the first time. Ceremonies will be taking place across the UK as couples form the first civil partnerships in England and Wales - closely following those in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

20 December 2005

Family Procedure (Adoption) rules published

TSO have published the new Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules. These rules support the Adoption and Children Act (2002), which comprehensively modernised the whole existing legal framework for domestic and inter-country adoption.

19 December 2005

National Family & Parenting Institute calls for set income standards for families with children

Children have a right to at least a basic standard of material wellbeing. The ill effects of poverty harm their future development. The government should establish a permanent independent income standards body, recommending a minimum income for every family that allows children an equal start in life, says a new policy paper from the National Family & Parenting Institute (NFPI).

19 December 2005

Child Protection and Family Justice. Children in the middle

Joan Hunt and Ceridwen Roberts from the Department of Social Policy and Social Work at the University of Oxford have produced a briefing paper to facilitate a more informed and evidence based approach to learning from other jurisdictions. The paper is based on a study funded by the Nuffield Foundation which examined the processes applied in other countries.

16 December 2005

687 couples plan to form civil partnerships on 21 December

Across England and Wales 687 same-sex couples plan to form Civil Partnerships on 21 December 2005, the first day they can take place under normal circumstances.

15 December 2005

'Living Apart Together'

Estimates suggest that up to two million men and two million women in Great Britain aged under 60 have a regular partner who is living in another household, according to a study published today by the Office for National Statistics.

15 December 2005

More and more women are having babies in their early 30s

In 2004, for the first time, the fertility rate of women aged 30-34 overtook that of women aged 25-29.

15 December 2005

Extending working life

Today the Department for Work and Pensions publishes the evidence from a literature review that examines the current state of knowledge about factors influencing work and retirement.

13 December 2005

British Social Attitudes - the 22nd report

This year's report examines public attitudes towards the key issues that have dominated the political arena since New Labour arrived in office in 1997.

13 December 2005

Raising citizens' awareness of rights and responsibilities

A special body to help people understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens has been set up by the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

10 December 2005

Family structure - New research from ISER

Individuals who grow up in a lone-parent family have poorer later life outcomes in terms of education, employment and health. But once other determinants of attainments are taken into account, the effects of family structure in childhood are often no longer apparent.

08 December 2005

Government acts on Lord Laming recommendation for a national database

Children's Minister Beverley Hughes today confirmed how the Government would implement an important Lord Laming recommendation for improving children's welfare and wellbeing, while ensuring strong safeguards on access to information about children. Lord Laming recommended that Government explore the benefits of developing a national database containing basic information in respect of all children and young people.

08 December 2005

Majority of women happy with birth experience

Around 80% of women are pleased with the care they get when they have a baby, according to a Department of Health maternity services survey released today.

08 December 2005

Relationship education materials from Relate

Relate have produced a new relationship education package for key stages three and four.

08 December 2005

Occupational differences between the sexes declined faster in the 1990s

The tendency for men and women to work in separate occupations declined during the 1990s to a larger extent than in earlier decades.

07 December 2005

Young people and mental health issues

A high proportion of British youngsters currently suffer from a wide range of mental health issues that adversely affect family life, friendships, development and academic achievement, according to new national independent research commissioned by Priory Group.

06 December 2005

Christmas stress tips #1

Parenting charity Parentline Plus has put together some tips to help ease tensions during the Christmas period.

06 December 2005

Christmas stress tips #2

Relate, the relationship support agency, offer some tips to ease Christmas shopping tensions.

06 December 2005

Christmas stress tips #3

A single parents' checklist for coping with Christmas has been produced by charities One Parent Families, One Parent Families (Scotland) and OnePlus and with the support of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group.

05 December 2005

New guidance on the effects of Civil Partnerships

A new leaflet - Getting it right - gives general guidance on how forming a civil partnership could affect your pensions and benefits.

05 December 2005

Appointment of Chief Advisor on Children's Services

Naomi Eisenstadt CB has been appointed Chief Adviser on Children's Services. She will play a key part in the whole Every Child Matters programme.

05 December 2005

One in three disabled people live in poverty

Other key findings in the Scottish social exclusion report include: almost half of all lone parents are living in poverty; three times the rate for couples with children.

02 December 2005

New Chair of CAFCASS

Maria Eagle, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children, Young People and Families, today announced the re-appointment of Baroness Jill Pitkeathley as Chair of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS).

02 December 2005

New law on same-sex relationship employment rights

Employers will need to look at their systems and processes to ensure they are treating staff fairly and, just as importantly, make them aware of their new rights.

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