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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/industry-given-certainty-around-seasonal-workers-but-told-to-focus-on-domestic-workforce

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INDUSTRY GIVEN CERTAINTY AROUND SEASONAL WORKERS

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The Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have announced that the Seasonal Worker visa route, which allows foreign workers to come to the UK for up to six months to work in the horticulture sector, will be extended until the end of 2024…

https://www.womensaid.org.uk/criminalisation-of-coercive-control-reaches-six-year-anniversary/

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SERIOUS CRIME ACT 2015 ANNIVERSARY

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The 29th December 2021 marked the six-year anniversary of the Serious Crime Act 2015 in which coercive and controlling behaviour was established as a criminal offence…

https://www.homeofficesurveys.homeoffice.gov.uk/s/DAC-Independent-Survey/

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Friday, 21 January 2022

SURVEY ABOUT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE

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Have your say: the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's office has launched the ‘Survey About Domestic Abuse Service’ and it is keen to hear from victims and survivors of all backgrounds, including women, men, those from black and minoritised communities, Deaf and disabled persons, those aged 16-25 and over 55, migrant victims, LGBT+ victims.

The survey will be available online until 31 January, 2022.

To take part in the survey go to:

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/dec/29/uk-worker-who-stayed-home-over-fear-of-covid-fails-in-discrimination-claim

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UK WORKER WHO STAYED HOME OVER FEAR OF COVID FAILS IN DISCRIMINATION CLAIM

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What do you think?

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks

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LANDLORD'S GUIDE TO RIGHT TO RENT CHECKS

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Landlords, this information is for you! The Home Office has updated its landlord right to rent checks guidance. It confirms that from 6 April 2022, landlords will no longer be able to carry out a manual right to rent check on those who hold a biometric residence permit, biometric residence card or a frontier worker permit (biometric card holders). Landlords must carry out an online right to rent check from this date…