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Latest updates from and for Citizen Network members.

Action: 18.05.20

Defend Children's Rights in Care Article 39 are threatening legal action if the Department for Education does not withdraw a statutory instrument that…

Event: 22.04.20

Self-Directed Support in Europe The SDS Network is offering three free webinars on 7th May and 11th June to explore global developments in…

Action: 21.04.20

Scrap health surcharge for NHS workers from overseas Foreign health workers are risking their lives to save ours and paying for the privilege, this must stop - sign the…

Human Rights and COVID-19 There are a number of serious concerns about the human rights implications of Government policy in response to the…

COVID-19 Here are details of how the Centre for Welfare Reform is taking action in response to the COVID-19 crisis and some useful…

Event: 15.03.20

Festival of Debate announces 2020 programme The biggest politics festival in the UK returns to South Yorkshire on 14 April running until the end of May.

Event: 25.02.20

Planning for We Are One 2020 Join the CitizenFest team in Glasgow on 12 March as they begin planning this year's We Are One celebration.

Research: 25.02.20

Health Equity in England A new report by the Institute of Health Equity, commissioned by the Health Foundation to mark 10 years since the…

Research: 21.02.20

Understanding Benefits and Mental Health New research by The Salvation Army indicates that millions of people risk being unable to access their benefits due to…

Event: 29.01.20

22 May: The Power of Citizenship A conference in Sheffield organised by the Centre for Welfare Reform and Citizen Network as part of Opus Independents'…

Will Labour change the game? Gavin Barker outlines an emerging strategy for Labour members to put PR and Constitutional Reform on the agenda.

Research: 23.01.20

Person-Centred Care and Care Integration A call for papers for a Special Issue from the Journal of Integrated Care.

Action: 22.01.20

14 February: UKSCN Climate Strike Join the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) as they demonstrate around the country.

Action: 22.01.20

Survey: What do you see when you see me? Take part in the Heart n Soul Asks survey on public attitudes towards learning disability

Lib Dems support UBI Pilot in Hull Liberal Democrats in Hull call on Government to consider piloting Universal Basic Income in the City.

Event: 08.01.20

Is Basic Income essential to the Good Life? Dr Simon Duffy will give the annual Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy lecture on 19th May as part of Sheffield's…

Event: 20.12.19

27 January: Norah Fry Centre and Sue Porter Memorial Lecture Truth and Citizenship with Dr Simon Duffy and Envisioning a great life with Fionn and Jonathan Angus, part of the School…

Event: 19.12.19

CitizenFest 2020 Save the date for the next ‘We are One’, Glasgow’s Festival of Citizenship on 12 September 2020.…

Event: 18.12.19

7 January: 15 weeks can change the world Registration is open for the Citizen-Centred Leadership course for 2020 - an inspiring online course in how to make…

PFG Doncaster win more awards PFG Doncaster have won 2 categories at the Doncaster Business Awards for their amazing peer support work.

Community groups welcome plans to pilot UBI An open letter from a range of community groups has been published welcoming the growing support for UBI by several…

Bedroom Tax breaches Human Rights The Supreme Court ruling means that Councils and Tribunals can ignore Bedroom Tax on Human Rights grounds.

Stark evidence of human rights abuse Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes its second report on the abuse of human rights of children and adults with…

UK General Election 2019 Date set for 12 December 2019 - the Centre for Welfare Reform supports all those who want to advance democracy, justice,…

Release: 25.09.19

Second Class Citizens out now The Centre has published a major new book which provides an authoritative overview of how the UK Government's…

Labour Party backs calls for social care reform The 2019 Labour Party Conference has passed a resolution which calls for a universal and free social care system.

Guerilla news in your pocket Now Then is leading the way in providing an alternative platform for local and national news as publications from…

Release: 12.09.19

How to Fully Fund Social Care On behalf of the Reclaim Social Care campaign Simon Duffy and Gordon Peters have developed a report outlining how and…

Event: 21.08.19

12 September: Fixing the Social Care system Join Yorkshire Socialist Health Association to explore ‘How to Fully Fund Social Care’ - a report by the…

Action: 21.08.19

Join Penzance Citizens Panel Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum are looking for people to be part of a 15 member Citizens Panel.

It's Our City update Sheffield People's Petition to change the way Sheffield Council works has amassed over 21,500 signatures.

Event: 25.07.19

16 September: Self-Directed Support in Europe A one-day conference to explore the state of self-directed support in Europe and strategies to encourage further…

Sheffield backs basic income pilot Sheffield City Council is backing a basic income pilot in the event of a Labour Government.

Release: 26.06.19

Glasgow hosts Summer Festival of Citizenship Hundreds of people will gather in Glasgow to celebrate the wonderful diversity of humanity and the need for equality…

Event: 24.06.19

27 July: Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament Join the Campaign's launch event in York for a devolved parliament for Yorkshire.

Action: 20.06.19

Survey on Universal Credit Unite the union is examining the impact of Universal Credit on working people and people not in work.

Event: 28.05.19

29 August: Leading the Way An International Conference on Self-Directed Support in Helsinki, Finland with John O'Brien, Kate Fulton and Simon…

UK breaches human rights UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston has published a final report on poverty in the UK, concluding that the UK…

Research: 08.05.19

Global survey on a good welfare system Complete the Citizen Network global survey to let people know what you think a good welfare system should be like.

Labour Party welcomes report on basic income Dr Guy Standing has produced a report for Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell setting out the case for piloting basic…

Event: 10.04.19

Will the Labour Party support Basic Income? An opportunity to hear from one of the leading thinkers on basic income Guy Standing, at this year's Festival of Debate…

Parliamentary hearings on institutional abuse The Joint Committee on Human Rights is investigating the unnecessary institutionalisation of children with…

Event: 14.03.19

9-10 August: We Are One Save the date and join us in celebrating the wonderful diversity of human life at CitizenFest Glasgow 2019.

Action: 13.03.19

Endorse Basic Income Endorse Basic Income UK's statement supporting the principle of a Basic Income for the UK to make it a key campaign issue…

Event: 12.03.19

2019: Festival of Debate Tickets are on sale now for this year's Festival from April through to June in Sheffield, UK.

Event: 27.02.19

May 2019: #MillionsMissing This year's #MillionsMissing will take place from 5 to 12 May. Save the dates and join in!

Action: 26.02.19

Welfare Reform - call for evidence What impact has the Welfare Reform & Work Act (2016) had on the levels of poverty, inequality and health…

Research: 24.02.19

Has any place tried reinvesting criminal justice funds to keep women out of prison? Has any place tried reinvesting criminal justice funds to keep women out of prison?

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