Tags: Public Services
NSS urges Scotland to ensure food banks are inclusive
The National Secular Society has advised the Scottish government to address discrimination in religious charities... Read More »
NSS welcomes ruling on Christian foster agency case
The National Secular Society has welcomed a judgment upholding a ruling that a Christian fostering agency cannot reject... Read More »
NSS: council should tackle discriminatory school admissions in review
The National Secular Society has called on Liverpool City Council to consider the impact of discriminatory admissions... Read More »
Christian charity can’t discriminate against gay carers, court rules
The National Secular Society has welcomed a ruling that a Christian fostering service acted unlawfully by refusing... Read More »
Regulator reconsiders proselytising doctor case after NSS challenge
A medical regulator will review a decision not to investigate a GP in Kent who has admitted he initiates conversations... Read More »
Patients complained at surgery of doctor cleared over imposing religion
Multiple patients complained about religion being "pushed upon them" at a surgery where a doctor was recently told... Read More »
NSS welcomes council in Somerset’s decision to scrap prayers
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to scrap official prayers at the start of meetings at a council... Read More »
NSS criticises council for giving church £40k amid local opposition
The National Secular Society has questioned why a town council in Dorset is expecting taxpayers to fund repairs of... Read More »
NSS asks council in north Wales to separate prayers from meetings
The National Secular Society has asked councillors in Denbighshire in north Wales to review their practice of holding... Read More »
End religious appointees on Scottish education committees, NSS says
The National Secular Society has urged members of the Scottish parliament to remove religious appointees from councils'... Read More »
Watchdog backs council which put child’s needs before parents’ religion
A local government watchdog has dismissed a Muslim parent's complaint that a council failed to regard his son's "religious... Read More »
GP investigated over repeated proselytism after NSS raises concerns
A medical watchdog is investigating a GP who continues to proselytise to patients despite a warning not to do so after... Read More »
Evangelising Christian nurse not unfairly sacked, court rules
A nurse who was sacked for repeatedly evangelising when treating patients and who ignored warnings not to do so was... Read More »
Council ends church officials’ education committee voting rights
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision from a council in eastern Scotland to withdraw voting rights... Read More »
Government recommends crematoria be for “all faiths and none”
New government guidance has said crematoria should accommodate the needs of people of "all faiths and none", following... Read More »
Council leader silencing debate on schools’ non-stun meat, NSS says
The National Secular Society has criticised the leader of Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire for "trying to silence"... Read More »
NSS writes to councillors over discretionary faith school transport
The National Secular Society has urged councillors in Wrexham in north Wales to take a decision on transport to faith... Read More »
NSS presses government on non-stun meat as schools row intensifies
The National Secular Society has called on the government to take action to end the supply of non-stun meat amid growing... Read More »
NSS reveals councils’ spending on discriminatory coroners’ service
The National Secular Society has criticised five north London councils for spending £56,000 on an out-of-hours... Read More »
NSS reveals councils’ spending on discriminatory coroners’ service
The National Secular Society has criticised five north London councils for spending £56,000 on an out-of-hours... Read More »
Council proposes secular remembrance space following NSS intervention
The City of Edinburgh Council has proposed creating a new remembrance space without religious symbols following advice... Read More »
NSS welcomes ‘fair and equitable’ draft coroner protocol
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new draft protocol for prioritising deaths reported to a London coroner,... Read More »
NSS backs campaign to save town hall in west London
The National Secular Society has backed a campaign to prevent a town hall in west London from being leased out to... Read More »
NSS asks NHS Choices to review advice on fasting during Ramadan
The National Secular Society has asked NHS Choices to review health advice on its website which draws heavily on Islamic... Read More »
No need to prioritise requests based on religion, says chief coroner
Coroners in England and Wales are not obliged to give automatic priority to requests which come from particular religious... Read More »
