Aine Fox

New draft guidance on Relationships and Sex Education and Health education (RSHE) has been published (Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health education/PA)
Politics

Sex education age limits to ensure children ‘not exposed to too much too soon’

The draft revised guidance on relationships, sex and health education has been compiled following concerns that children were being exposed too soon.
By Aine Fox
16 May 2024
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Crime

Muslim leaders disappointed in ruling for ‘not defending freedom of religion’

Kemi Badenoch’s comments also came in for criticism as ‘playing into a culture war’.
By Aine Fox
16 Apr 2024
The number of charities seeing people aged 18-25 accessing food support has doubled in a year (Jonathan Brady/PA)
UK

Twice as many charities report young adults needing food support for first time

Food waste charity FareShare made contact with more than 1,400 charities as part of their annual survey.
By Aine Fox
16 Apr 2024
Health secretary Victoria Atkins said she would work to close loopholes for private online providers (Jeff Moore/PA)
Politics

Health Secretary vows to close loopholes for private and online gender providers

Victoria Atkins said it was ‘morally and medically reprehensible’ that some online providers might still issue hormone prescriptions to children.
By Aine Fox
15 Apr 2024
A new campaign is calling on politicians to make urgent policy changes to lift one million children from relative poverty in the UK (Ian West/PA)
UK

Cherie Blair supports campaign to lift one million children out of poverty

Figures published last month showed the number of children living in poverty across the UK had hit a record high.
By Aine Fox
15 Apr 2024
Councils in England have a major funding gap in trying to meet their duties to help local young people facing homelessness, a charity said (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Politics

Councils face £300m funding gap to help young homeless, says charity

Centrepoint said its analysis showed local authorities do not have the resources to meet increasing demand.
By Aine Fox
15 Apr 2024
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Politics

Visa change destroying notion of UK as place for families

The minimum income for family visas rose to £29,000 on Thursday and will rise further to £38,700 by early 2025.

By Aine Fox
11 Apr 2024
Dr Hilary Cass said workforce challenges are a big issue for gender care services for young people (Yui Mok/PA)
Health

Concerns young people being failed by long waits for gender care

Around 5,000 more children and young people are currently on the waiting list for referral into new clinics.
By Aine Fox
10 Apr 2024
Dr Hilary Cass published her review of gender care of children and young people this week (Yui Mok/PA)
Politics

Cass Review findings of weak evidence in gender care ‘scandalous’ – Streeting

Research found evidence to be lacking on the impact of puberty blockers and hormone treatments.
By Aine Fox
10 Apr 2024
Dr Hilary Cass has published a long-awaited report into children’s gender services (Yui Mok/PA)
Politics

Cass findings show need for extreme caution in children’s gender care, says PM

Dr Hilary Cass made 32 recommendations a her near-400 page report.
By Aine Fox
10 Apr 2024
Dr David Bell welcomed the ‘balanced’ final report from the Cass Review (David Bell/PA)
Health

Whistleblower: Refusal of adult gender clinics to take part in study ‘shocking’

The research could have encompassed outcomes for approximately 9,000 young people who moved from Gids into NHS adult gender dysphoria clinics.
By Aine Fox
10 Apr 2024
Professor Julia Waters, sister of Ruth Perry, has said she will need to be convinced of the independence of the review following her sister’s death (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Politics

Sister of Ruth Perry says she will need to be convinced of review’s independence

Professor Julia Waters said it ‘could feel a bit like Ofsted has set its own homework’ with the appointment of a former boss to lead the review.
By Aine Fox
8 Apr 2024
Former Ofsted boss Dame Christine Gilbert will lead a review into the school’s watchdog’s response to the death of teacher Ruth Perry (PA Archive)
Politics

Ex-Ofsted boss to lead review into watchdog’s response to Ruth Perry’s death

A coroner concluded an Ofsted inspection in November 2022 ‘likely contributed’ to Mrs Perry’s death.
By Aine Fox
8 Apr 2024
The Gender identity service at the Tavistock Trust closed at the end of March (Aaron Chown/PA)
Health

Tavistock whistleblower ‘had no alternative’ but to raise concerns

Dr David Bell spoke out ahead of the final report by the Cass Review into gender identity services for children and young people.
By Aine Fox
7 Apr 2024
Analysis of suicide among UK armed forces veterans in England and Wales has been published by the Office for National Statistics for the first time (Alamy/PA)
UK

Male veterans aged 25 to 44 at higher risk of suicide than general population

It is the first time such analysis of suicide among UK armed forces veterans in England and Wales has been published.
By Aine Fox
5 Apr 2024
High energy costs have left some families having to choose between heating and eating, a survey of social workers has shown (Steve Parsons/PA)
Politics

Social workers report negative impacts of high energy costs on families

According to a survey from the Social Workers Union, families are made to choose between heating and eating.
By Aine Fox
4 Apr 2024
Conroy Downie said he feels the Windrush compensation scheme has failed (Age UK/Jamie Lau/Studio Lau/PA)
Politics

I think they are waiting for us to die off, fears Windrush scandal victim

The compensation scheme was launched five years ago this week.
By Aine Fox
1 Apr 2024
New gender clinics for young people are to open as the Tavistock service closes (Alamy/PA)
Politics

New gender clinics for children to open after year’s delay

The new hubs will be led by London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital and Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool.
By Aine Fox
31 Mar 2024
The Government has been accused of caving to pressure to water down long-promised rental reforms (Victoria Jones/PA)
Politics

Renters Reform Bill fast becoming landlords’ charter, say campaigners

The Bill is expected to come back to Parliament after the Easter break.
By Aine Fox
28 Mar 2024
Moves are being made to change the law on assisted dying in various parts of the British Isles (Alamy/PA)
Politics

Assisted Dying: What is the situation in the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies?

Some moves are being made to introduce legislation in Scotland, the Isle of Man and Jersey.
By Aine Fox
28 Mar 2024
A parliamentary committee on the Isle of Man has been considering the Assisted Dying Bill (Alamy/PA)
Politics

Isle of Man assisted dying law ‘only for residents of five years or more’

A new report has made suggestions about how the detail in the Assisted Dying Bill might change.
By Aine Fox
27 Mar 2024
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