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Public Health England changes vaccination advice after NSS lobbying
A public health body has removed a suggestion that people seek advice from "faith leaders" over whether to vaccinate... Read More »
NSS questions Public Health England advice over flu vaccine
The National Secular Society has asked why a public health body is encouraging parents to seek advice from religious... Read More »
Parents challenge academy’s Christian assemblies in court
A couple have launched a legal challenge against a primary school over its assemblies where children take part in... Read More »
Domestic abuse campaigners given formal role at IICSA inquiry
Campaigners against domestic abuse within minority religious communities will be give formal roles in hearings into... Read More »
Government admits it’s struggled to define extremism
The government has "struggled" to define extremism, the home secretary has said, after a consultation found significant... Read More »
Employee sacked for sharing clip mocking religion is reinstated
A man who was sacked by the supermarket chain Asda for sharing a video clip of the comedian Billy Connolly mocking... Read More »
NSS urges councillors in Norfolk to scrap prayers before meetings
The National Secular Society has urged councillors in Norfolk to abandon the practice of holding prayers at the start... Read More »
Just 12% of Brits are affiliated to C of E, major survey reveals
The National Secular Society has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role after major research revealed... Read More »
Government warns Islamic independent school over sex segregation
An Islamic independent school that segregates male and female pupils has been warned by the government almost two... Read More »
BBC dilutes protections for religious ideas after NSS lobbying
The BBC has watered down some protections for religious ideas but retained a clause placing a premium on depictions... 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 »
Seventh Day Adventist schools warned over safeguarding concerns
Two independent Seventh Day Adventist schools, one of which demonstrated a "victim-blaming approach" to safeguarding,... Read More »
Anglican archbishops severely criticised at abuse inquiry
Senior figures in the Church of England including the archbishops of Canterbury and York have faced severe criticism... Read More »
Government online harm plans could curb free expression, NSS warns
The National Secular Society has warned that government plans to require social media companies to censor "hateful"... Read More »
NSS questions NSPCC’s child abuse guidance for 'Jewish communities'
The National Secular Society has challenged guidance from a child abuse charity which withholds and alters information... Read More »
Former farming minister calls for free vote on religious slaughter
The former farming minister George Eustice MP has called on all political parties to make restrictions on religious... Read More »
Asda sacks man for sharing comic sketch mocking religion
The supermarket chain Asda has sacked a man for sharing a sketch of the comedian Billy Connolly mocking religions... Read More »
Schools told to take account of pupils’ religious background in RSE
The government will require schools in England to take "the religious background of all pupils into account" during... Read More »
NSS asks regulator to investigate pharmacist’s contraception refusal
The National Secular Society has asked a medical regulator to investigate an incident in which a pharmacist reportedly... 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 »
NSS backs home school register to protect child rights
The National Secular Society has given its backing to a registration system for children who do not attend state-funded... Read More »
Mandatory reporting laws needed to protect children, say clerical abuse survivors
The clerical abuse survivors' group MACSAS has warned that children will remain at risk until mandatory reporting... Read More »
NSS welcomes dismissal of Christian magistrate's appeal
A family court magistrate who was removed from the judiciary after making comments against same-sex adoption has lost... Read More »
Andrew Moffat to deliver Bradlaugh Lecture in Manchester
A teacher targeted by religious protesters for teaching about LGBT+ equality will speak at the National Secular Society's... Read More »
Jewish school that segregates pupils fails inspection
A faith school that unlawfully segregates pupils has failed an inspection triggered by complaints.
The King David High... Read More »
