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The Government is currently running a consultation on introducing legislation that will introduce a ‘duty to protect’ the public for many publicly accessible locations, including places of worship. While the consultation will help decide the exact requirements, this may include: security plans and procedures for […]

Increasing numbers of people from all age groups living in the UK  report they feel lonely a significant amount of the time, exacerbated by the restrictions imposed by the COVID pandemic. How are faith groups responding to this need in their communities? How could their […]

Shaping Our Lives have a mission to advance the involvement of Deaf and Disabled people, service users and others facing barriers when accessing services. Their Inclusive Involvement Survey aims to find out what would help you to take part and influence services to work better […]

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness has launched its first independent inquiry report making the case for a ‘connected recovery’. The inquiry explored problems and identified solutions within four crucial policy areas, including: translating national policy into local action through local authorities community infrastructure (including housing, transport and […]

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Awards are a UK-wide celebration of excellence in mental health and well-being interventions, plus the celebration of inspirational mental health stories. Hosted by the Mental Health Awareness Programme, the awards launched in 2019 and are free to enter. Judged by […]

The Mobilising Voluntary Action Project is gathering data from across the UK to inform their understanding of how voluntary action has changed during the pandemic. Each nation is devising a survey around a number of central themes and the England survey is now live. The […]

The Centre for Gender and Violence Research at the University of Bristol has been funded by the Oak Foundation for a wide-ranging programme of work on coercive control, including a strand looking at faith. This strand is led by Dr Nadia Aghtaie and Dr Andrea […]

SAFE aims to help any community (not just faith communities) that feels vulnerable to violent extremism or hate crime. With the light shining at the end of the COVID tunnel, SAFE are running a series of webinars covering a range of issues relating to security […]

The Government is seeking views on the role of COVID-status certification in the UK’s recovery from the pandemic, particularly from organisations and individuals with relevant expertise as well as those it would impact. As set out last month in the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Roadmap, the […]

This Theos Think Tank event launches a new report by Simon Perfect, which explores the contributions of university chaplains during COVID-19, the challenges they have faced, and what can be learned from their experiences. At this event, you will be hearing from chaplains and pastoral […]