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Response to Consultations

Asylum and Migration, Response to Consultations, Welcoming Environment · 12 April, 2021

Responding to the New Plan For Immigration Consultation

The UK Government has opened a 6 week consultation on the 'New Plan for Immigration' proposals, which will end on 6th May 2021. They are inviting individual contributions, and collective responses from organisations. We are encouraging everyone who is able to respond to the consultation. Here …

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Blog, Church Statements, Gambling and Alcohol, Response to Consultations · 17 May, 2018

Response to the Government’s announcement on gambling machines

  The Government’s announcement on gambling machines – a response from the Baptist Union, the Church of Scotland, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church The Government’s decision significantly to reduce the stakes for Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) from a maximum of …

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Blog, Church Statements, Response to Consultations · 15 October, 2015

Churches’ Response to Government Consultation on Devolving Sunday Trading

The Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have responded to the Government consultation on devolving Sunday trading rules. To download the response click here …

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Blog, Church Statements, Response to Consultations · 11 June, 2014

Churches respond to Government’s draft Child Poverty Strategy

The Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have responded to the UK Government draft “Child Poverty Strategy”. The Child Poverty Act requires the government to update and publish its plan to end Child Poverty by 2020. This target was agreed by all parties and subsequently enshrined in law, …

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