State-funded faith school warned by government for sex discrimination
Posted: Fri, 13 May 2022
A state-funded faith school has been warned by the government after failing an inspection for discriminating against girls. Read More »
Arrests made at unregistered school over FGM concerns
Posted: Fri, 13 May 2022
The National Secular Society has expressed shock that female genital mutilation has been suspected at an unregistered school. Read More »
Discriminatory prison chaplaincy may be unlawful, paper warns
Posted: Tue, 10 May 2022
The NSS is calling for reform of prison chaplaincy after research found nonreligious prisoners may experience unlawful discrimination. Read More »
NSS welcomes greater powers for Ofsted to tackle illegal schools
Posted: Tue, 10 May 2022
The National Secular Society has welcomed a bill to grant new powers to inspectors to tackle illegal schools. Read More »
Protect all children from genital cutting, international NGO urges
Posted: Thu, 05 May 2022
An international council of experts has called on the United Nations to protect all children from religious and cultural genital cutting. Read More »
Secularists at “serious” risk in Bangladesh, UK government says
Posted: Wed, 04 May 2022
Secularists and atheists in Bangladesh are at "serious" risk of persecution, new UK government guidance says. Read More »
90% countries banning gay sex are majority Muslim or Christian
Posted: Tue, 03 May 2022
The population of over 90% of countries that ban same-sex relationships is majority Muslim or Christian. Read More »
Inspectors criticise Catholic Church for banning gay author’s school talk
Posted: Thu, 28 Apr 2022
School inspectorate Ofsted has criticised the Catholic Church for forcing a school to cancel a talk by a gay children's author. Read More »
Religious charities cost Canadian taxpayers billions, reports find
Posted: Tue, 26 Apr 2022
A Canadian organisation has called for charity law reform after finding religious charities cost taxpayers billions every year. Read More »
UN “concerned” about role of Catholic Church in Polish schools
Posted: Fri, 22 Apr 2022
A UN committee has echoed many concerns raised by the NSS relating to the Catholic Church and child rights in Poland. Read More »
Canada and Chile failing on clerical child abuse, NSS tells UN
Posted: Wed, 20 Apr 2022
The National Secular Society has raised concerns about clerical child abuse in Canada and Chile with the United Nations. Read More »
Religious opt-outs from RSE harming women’s health, report says
Posted: Wed, 20 Apr 2022
Religious exemptions from sex education at schools should be removed to protect women's health, experts have said. Read More »
Priests’ access to crime scenes: Police must weigh priorities
Posted: Wed, 13 Apr 2022
Police have been told to 'balance priorities' when asked to allow priests on crime scenes, following advice from the NSS. Read More »
NSS welcomes proposed Ofsted powers to tackle illegal faith schools
Posted: Tue, 12 Apr 2022
The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to give school inspectors more powers to tackle unregistered illegal 'schools'. Read More »
Citizen's assembly supports “clear lines” between church and state
Posted: Tue, 12 Apr 2022
The NSS has welcomed the findings of a citizen's assembly which reveal strong support for separation of church and state. Read More »
NSS calls on Wigan Council to rethink non-faith school closure
Posted: Tue, 12 Apr 2022
The NSS has called on a council not to close a community primary school, warning the move would devastate local secular school provision. Read More »
Nigerian humanist sentenced to 24 years in prison for ‘blasphemy’
Posted: Wed, 06 Apr 2022
The National Secular Society has condemned a Nigerian court for sentencing a humanist activist to 24 years in prison for 'blasphemy'. Read More »
Minister: Easter holiday can’t be fixed without Church support
Posted: Tue, 05 Apr 2022
The government will not fix the Easter holiday dates without support from the CofE despite the benefits to schools, a minister has said. Read More »
NSS raises “serious” free speech concerns in press regulator code
Posted: Mon, 04 Apr 2022
A press regulator's standards code may restrict free speech and distort reporting through pro-religion bias, the NSS has warned. Read More »
Success: MPs vote to keep early medical at-home abortions
Posted: Wed, 30 Mar 2022
Parliament has voted to keep abortion telemedicine legal following campaigning by medical and women's rights groups, including the NSS. Read More »
