Employment rights for homeworkers, 2006

Submitted by: The National Group on Homeworking    The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, concerned that homeworkers lack the same employment rights and protections as those employed in UK factories or offices, calls upon the Government...

Women asylum seekers, 2006

Submitted by: Cheltenham Branch    The National Council of Women in conference assembled, noting that (a) many women seeking asylum are reluctant to talk to men, (b) their well-founded fears of persecution are often of an intimate nature, and (c) further...

Children imprisoned in the UK, 2008

Submitted by: The Prison Reform Trust The National Council of Women, concerned that: (i) we imprison over 6000 children (under 18s) in England and Wales each year, some as young as ten; (ii) the number of children imprisoned has more than doubled since 1989; (iii) of...

Dangerous breeds of dog, 2008

Submitted by: NCW Great Ayton Branch The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, concerned that dogs of certain breeds have been responsible for deaths and serious injuries in domestic situations, urges Her Majesty’s Government to undertake a...