Tags: Public Services
NSS criticises Surrey Police for ‘engaging in evangelism’
The National Secular Society has criticised Surrey Police for engaging in evangelism after it accepted 1,000 branded... Read More »
Court rules against coroner’s ‘cab rank’ policy
The National Secular Society has said religion must not "automatically entitle people to expedited access to public... Read More »
NSS urges council to provide secular garden of remembrance
The National Secular Society has urged City of Edinburgh Council to ensure secular cremation arrangements are provided... Read More »
Court rules C of E had right to block married gay man from NHS role
The National Secular Society has called for the end of religious influence in NHS appointments after a court ruled... Read More »
Judicial office rejects complaints against equal treatment coroner
The office charged with reviewing complaints into judicial office holders' conduct has rejected all complaints against... Read More »
Right of withdrawal from sex education will continue, says Hinds
Parents will continue to have the right to withdraw their children from sex education at secondary school, the education... Read More »
NSS criticises Foreign Office for “fetishising” the hijab
The National Secular Society has criticised the Foreign Office for "fetishising Islamic head coverings" after it encouraged... Read More »
Council votes to continue giving worshippers free parking
The National Secular Society has criticised a council in Surrey which has decided to continue exempting worshippers... Read More »
NSS: Council’s ban on religious offence is an insult to voters
The National Secular Society has called on Belfast City Council to reconsider an "anti-democratic" motion which bans... Read More »
Religious groups should deliver public services “on an equal opportunities basis”
A minister has told the NSS public services must be delivered "on an equal opportunities basis", including by religious groups. Read More »
Coroner faces legal threat over refusal to prioritise religious burials
The National Secular Society has expressed support for a north London coroner facing a furious backlash for refusing... Read More »
Faith groups ‘shouldn’t proselytise when providing public services’
The National Secular Society has urged the Government not to allow proselytising in public service delivery after... Read More »
Residents’ anger over council’s £3m gift to ‘homophobic’ church
Local residents are opposing plans to close and partially demolish a public hall in south-west London and build a... Read More »
NSS criticises London council’s ‘religion-friendly’ housing
The National Secular Society has criticised a London council for building housing with special features designed to... Read More »
City of London asks for secular message at official dinner
The City of London has asked the Lord Mayor's chaplain to give a religiously-neutral message, rather than a Christian... Read More »
NSS calls for moratorium on Government funding of cathedrals
Following concerns raised by the National Secular Society, the UK spending watchdog has concluded that "improvements"... Read More »
Government must not prop up the Church of England, says NSS
The National Secular Society has urged the Government to allow the Church of England to find its own level of sustainability,... Read More »
NSS calls for UK's public spending watchdog to investigate state handouts to churches
The National Audit Office has been asked to scrutinise the significant sums of public money that the Government has... Read More »
NSS: Andy Burnham’s claim that Muslims can’t trust the police is deeply divisive
The National Secular Society has criticised Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham for suggesting that British Muslims... Read More »
Crematoria should be religiously neutral and welcoming to all
The National Secular Society (NSS) has urged the Government to ensure that all state-owned crematoria are religiously... Read More »
Government announces plans to allow same-sex marriages on MoD sites
The Government has announced plans to register Ministry of Defence sites for civil marriages, after religious groups... Read More »
NSS welcomes minister’s commitment to ensure same-sex weddings can take place in military chapels
The National Secular Society has welcomed an intervention from Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt to ensure that the... Read More »
Church’s right to veto hospital chaplaincy appointments upheld
A gay vicar who claimed that his bishop had discriminated against him by denying him a post as a hospital chaplain... Read More »
Religious chaplaincy costs NHS £23.5 million a year
Figures published in the Independent have revealed that NHS Trusts spent over £23 million on religious chaplaincy... Read More »
New NHS guidance requires hospitals to provide pastoral care to non-religious
New guidance published by NHS England will require hospitals in England to consider the needs of non-religious patients... Read More »
