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The Istanbul Convention: signed now ratify
We would like a commitment to ratification within the year and a clear timetable for this process. On 8 June eight years ago the UK signed the Istanbul Convention – the gold standard approach to tackling violence against women at a national level. Violence against women and girls is widespread in the UK and takes many forms. At the moment, there is no legislation to hold the government to account for failing to take the action necessary to address this issue. That is what the Istanbul...
POSTED BY IN Featured ON Mar 10, 2020
Seven principles for public office holders
High standards ‘should be not only consistently observed but also demonstrably valued’. In September 2019 the Committee on Standards in Public Life published an open letter to all public office holders on the importance of maintaining high standards and of implementing the seven Nolan Principles. The Committee on Standards in Public Life advises the Prime Minister on ethical standards across the whole of public life in England. It monitors and reports on issues relating to the...
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