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February 2006

27 February 2006

Women and work: Shaping a fairer future

The PM today appointed Minister for Women Tessa Jowell as the Cabinet champion to produce an action plan after the publication of a Women and Work Commission Report Shaping A Fairer Future. The Commission reports that the UK economy would stand to benefit by up to £23 billion if barriers to women working in occupations traditionally done by men were lifted and women's participation in the labour market were increased.

24 February 2006

Stress-related and psychological disorders

The 2004/05 survey of self-reported work-related illness (SWI04/05) prevalence estimate indicated that around half a million individuals in Britain believed in 2004/05 that they were experiencing work-related stress at a level that was making them ill. The Stress and Health at Work Study (SHAW) indicated that nearly 1 in 5 of all working individuals thought their job was very or extremely stressful.

23 February 2006

New publication: Working with Children

Working with Children 2006-07 is a source of facts, figures and information about children and families in the United Kingdom. It combines statistical information collated by the children's charity NCH with articles on a range of children's issues written by key people in the field and an extensive Directory of contacts.

23 February 2006

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month offers gay and lesbian communities the opportunity to have their heritage recognised and celebrated.

23 February 2006

Conception rate up

The conception rate in England and Wales rose between 2003 and 2004, according to a new report published today by the Office for National Statistics. The overall conception rate rose by two per cent between 2003 and 2004 from 73.7 to 75.2 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. While the under-18 conception rate fell (from 42.3 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15-17 to 41.7), the rate for women aged 40 and over increased by six per cent (from 10.7 to 11.3 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 40-44).

22 February 2006

3,648 Civil Partnerships by 31 January

Same-sex couples formed 3,648 civil partnerships in England and Wales by 31 January 2006. Male couples formed 2,510 civil partnerships and female couples formed 1,138.

21 February 2006

New edition of Social Trends

The 36th edition of Social Trends, published today by the Office for National Statistics, shows there has been a substantial rise in the proportion of births occurring outside marriage. In 1980, 12 per cent of all births in the United Kingdom were outside marriage; by 2004 this had increased to 42 per cent. The United Kingdom had the fourth highest level of births outside marriage in Europe, after Sweden, Denmark and France.

20 February 2006

Parenting and children's resilience in disadvantaged communities

New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation examines the perspectives of parents and children living in ordinary families in four disadvantaged areas in and around Glasgow. The research set out to develop understanding of the distinctive challenges of bringing up children in disadvantaged areas, children's perspectives on identifying and managing threats, and how parents and children promote their children's well-being and safeguard them from day-to-day risks. The full report, Parenting and children's resilience in disadvantaged communities, by Peter Seaman, Katrina Turner, Malcolm Hill, Anne Stafford and Moira Walker, is published for the Foundation by the National Children's Bureau.

20 February 2006

The World's Youth

The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has published The World's Youth 2006 Data Sheet, which provides a comprehensive portrait of the well-being of youth (people ages 10-24) across the globe. It shows that more than 25 percent of women in the poorest regions of the world have had a child by age 18. And while young women in developing countries are less likely to marry early compared with their mothers, child marriage—a practice contrary to international conventions on women's and children's rights—is still widespread in regions ranging from Southeast Asia to the Caribbean and Central America.

19 February 2006

Britain suffers ‘baby gap’ of 90,000 each year

The ‘baby gap’ between the number of children Britons want and the number they actually have is over 90,000 a year, according to new research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr) published this week.

14 February 2006

New campaign against domestic violence launched in Halton

A new advertising campaign aimed at encouraging friends of victims of domestic violence in Halton to report offences was launched today. The 'Enough' poster and radio campaign forms part of the Government's crackdown on domestic violence and comes alongside the rollout of new specialist domestic violence courts.

14 February 2006

Parents of children at risk need better support

A new report by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) - Supporting Parents, Safeguarding Children - found that over 26,000 children in England would have a better life if their parents were given more support and help by local councils. The CSCI's report makes a number of specific suggestions and recommendations for policy makers, Local Safeguarding Children Boards and Directors of Children's Services, practitioners and researchers.

14 February 2006

Women's activism and family law reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Written by Valentine Moghadam, Chief of the gender section at the Social and Human Sciences sector of the UNESCO office in Paris, and Population Reference Bureau (PRB) Senior Policy Analyst Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi, a new policy brief - Reforming Family Laws to Promote Progress in the Middle East and North Africa - examines recent trends in women's activism and family law reform in the Middle East and North Africa region.

14 February 2006

Beware of scams when looking for love online

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) warns consumers: don't fall victim to an online dating scam. The internet has opened up new ways to meet potential partners and, although the vast majority of those who sign up to an online dating agency are genuine, some scam artists are out to trap the unwary.

13 February 2006

The New East End

A new book, The New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict, by Geoff Densch, Kate Gavron and Michael Young revisits Michael Young’s classic 1950s study Family and Kinship in East London (with Peter Willmott). It focuses on the relations between the ‘old’ white, working-class population, the British-Bangladeshi population and the young white newcomers.

13 February 2006

Launch of consultation on the biggest change to sex equality legislation in 30 years

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has today launched a three-month consultation on the Gender Equality Duty - the most significant change to gender equality legislation in 30 years. The Commission is encouraging public sector bodies to participate as fully as they can in the consultation, to ensure that the new law is workable in practice and delivers real benefits for all those who use and are employed by the public sector.

13 February 2006

Delivering a world class children's workforce

Children's Minister Beverley Hughes today set out the next steps in delivering a world-class children's workforce, including the development of an integrated qualifications framework. To support this improvement the minister confirmed how the new Transformation Fund of £250m would be used to secure high quality early years provision and better outcomes for children and their families through investment in a better qualified early years workforce, without compromising efforts to make childcare more affordable.

13 February 2006

Useful websites for children and young people

A new Every Child Matters webpage contains links to some of the best websites that can help with specific problems or questions. Websites include Childline, need2know, Connexions, There4me, criminal justice system online, and Citizens Advice Bureau, and more.

12 February 2006

World Marriage Day

Sunday 12 February is World Marriage Day.

10 February 2006

Grant boost for voluntary organisations

Children's Minister Beverley Hughes today announced a £17 million grant boost for voluntary organisations working with children, young people and families. The newly formed Children, Young People and Families Grant Programme will help fund voluntary organisations to do work of national significance that supports the outcomes of the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme.

09 February 2006

New domestic violence campaign

To highlight the fact that two women a week are still dying of domestic abuse in the UK, Bristol Domestic Abuse Forum is launching it's Broken Heart Campaign On Friday February 14.

09 February 2006

Hutton signals major overhaul of Child Support

John Hutton today signalled a radical redesign of child support in the UK as well as a package of measures that will get tough on parents who shirk their responsibilities.The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions said the system of child support in the UK needed to be completely redesigned and could never in its current state be made fit for purpose. He announced that Sir David Henshaw will lead the work to redesign the system.

09 February 2006

New Working Papers by the Centre for Research on Child Well-being

The Centre for Research on Child Well-Being has published several new working papers, written by its facutly and research associates.

09 February 2006

Reuniting looked after children with their families

In recent years there has been a rise in the number of children looked after by local authorities, with consequences both for the children and families themselves and for local authority resources. It is therefore timely to consider the option of reuniting some children with their families. This review of the research in the UK and USA, by Nina Biehal at York University, presents the available research evidence on patterns and outcomes of reunion. The full report, Reuniting looked-after children with their families: A research review, is published for the Foundation by the National Children's Bureau.

08 February 2006

More help to get lone parents back into work

A pilot scheme to help lone parents back into work will be extended into Scotland and Wales, announced Margaret Hodge, Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform today.

08 February 2006

Improving access and support for adult learners caring for disabled children or other family members

Dr Philippa Russell has been awarded £17,100 for a proposal to set up a demonstration pilot project to improve access to, and information about, care facilities for adult learners who are also caring for a disabled relative. The pilot will liaise with local Children’s Information Services, Job Centre Plus and further and adult education providers in order to improve local childcare and family care options, and thus ensure that support for learning is seen as a service to be built into local planning arrangements around family support.

08 February 2006

New Research Briefing by CRFR

Cool with Change (formerly Understanding and Supporting Young People Through Family Change) is a three year research project funded by the Community Fund and the Scottish Executive.The study combined in-depth research of young people’s experiences of family change in Scotland, reflected by service providers on the implications for their services, and consulted with young people about possible further developments of support services.

08 February 2006

In it together - a new publication from Breast Cancer Care

Packed with useful tips and information, a new publication from Breast Cancer Care offers practical help for everyone whose partner has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

07 February 2006

UK marriages rise for 3rd year running

There were 311,180 weddings in the UK in 2004. This is 1 per cent more than in 2003 when there were 308,620 weddings and is the third successive annual increase. However, there has been a long-term decline from the peak number of 480,285 marriages in 1972.

03 February 2006

Child benefit and child tax credit

Important changes will be made to Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit from April 2006 by Regulations laid before Parliament today. The Regulations are part of the Government's package of improved support for 16 to 19 year-olds announced at Budget 2005.

02 February 2006

New appointments to advise government on teenage pregnancy

Children’s Minister Maria Eagle today announced the appointment of a new Chair and two young people representatives to the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy which is helping to guide and monitor the Government’s strategy for teenage pregnancy.

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