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  • New divorce law to end the blame game

    New legislation to overhaul divorce law and reduce family conflict.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New powers to investigate stillbirths

    Bereaved parents who suffer a stillbirth would gain answers from an independent inquest into their baby’s death under plans to improve the way such tragedies are investigated.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • LGBT History Month: new government support for LGBT groups

    Twelve organisations helping to improve the lives of LGBT people have won government funding

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £2.7 million fund to tackle parental conflict

    The fund is the latest in a range of government measures that aim to reduce the risk of parental conflict.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Chancellor writes to OTS following first Inheritance Tax report

    The Chancellor has written to thank the OTS for its recently published report on Inheritance Tax simplification

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  • Penny Mordaunt’s new mission for Government Equalities Office

    Minister for Women and Equalities Penny Mordaunt will today (21 November) announce a fundamental shift in focus for the Government Equalities Office.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New research will examine effect of gender norms on men and boys

    Today on International Men’s Day, the Government Equalities Office will commission new research which will look at stereotypical expectations of men and boys.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • £2.6 million to improve lives of LGBT people

    More school children will be protected from homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying following a £1 million extension to a successful programme as part of the government’s LGBT Action Plan, Minister for Women and Equali…

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Digital pregnancy tests recalled in new alert amid false positive results

    People who have purchased Clear & Simple Digital Pregnancy Tests are advised to check the lot number after some tests have returned inaccurate results.

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  • Justice Secretary confirms plans to reduce conflict in divorce

    Couples wishing to divorce will soon benefit from a less confrontational process, under proposals confirmed by the Justice Secretary David Gauke.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • New parents could miss out on almost £500 from their tax credits

    Many parents do not realise they need to deduct their statutory parental pay from their salary when renewing tax credits.

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  • Supporting modern and voluntary family planning

    UK to save a woman’s life every 90 minutes by increasing family planning support .

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Fees cut for lasting powers of attorney

    Anyone applying for a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to choose someone they trust to make decisions for them if they lose mental capacity will be helped by a 15 per cent cut in the application fee announced by Justice Minis…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government