It’s great to be here in Canary Wharf, and I am grateful to HSBC for hosting me. But I am conscious that holding this event in London risks feeding the prejudice that financial services is just a London business… …when, in fact, of course it is a vibr… read more
Since 2010, the number of children in workless households has fallen by 881,000. Around 9 in 10 children live in a household where at least one working age adult is in work. The figures, released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), also show … read more
We have recently improved our ‘civil claim fix service’. In addition to dealing with ‘reject’ challenges the team will now also consider ‘document request’ challenges where you believe we have asked for information: Challenges to these secondary reque… read more
The changes will make it easier for an estimated 12,000 survivors of domestic abuse living in refuges to register to vote anonymously as well as those living elsewhere. The changes will come into force in England, Wales and Northern Ireland today (7 M… read more
Why are we here today? Why are you here today? What made you get involved in your respective organisations? What made you want to help? To change things, to make the world a better place? Perhaps I should also ask you what made you endure? What made y… read more