Intestacy provisions, 2003

Submitted by:  Social and Employment Policy Committee  The National Council of Women is concerned that the threshold figure to which a surviving spouse is entitled in the event of a spouse dying intestate leaving issue can give rise to great hardship, calls...

Respite care and the carers allowance, 2004

Submitted by: Birmingham Branch The National Council of Women urges Her Majesty’s Government to review: (a) the current arrangements for the provision of respite care to ensure that these arrangements are widely publicised, comprehensive, non-discriminatory,...

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...

Providing more affordable homes, 2010

Submitted by:Housing Committee NCW The National Council of Women (GB) urges Her Majesty’s Government to address the shortage of affordable housing (a) by encouraging the refurbishment of empty homes and the conversion of redundant commercial property into homes,...