One year on from the launch of the prisons Education and Employment Strategy, 230 additional businesses, including Pret A Manger and Greene King, have joined the MoJ’s flagship offender work placement scheme, the New Futures Network (NFN).
Link: Press release: Offender rehabilitation drive boosted by new ROTL rules
Source: Gov Press Releases
On Menstrual Hygiene Day (28 May) Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, has announced two co-chairs to help lead the government’s new Period Poverty Taskforce.
Link: Press release: Period Poverty Taskforce – Minister announces next steps on Menstrual Hygiene Day
Source: Gov Press Releases
Minister for Africa announces UK aid funding for safe and dignified burials on visit to Ebola-hit region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Link: Press release: New UK aid for safe and dignified burials to tackle Ebola in DRC
Source: Gov Press Releases
