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Home Secretary Theresa May opens Girl Summit.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Thousands of separating couples are being urged to spurn confrontational courtroom battles and use mediation to sort out disputes over their property, finances and children, as new figures reveal the ten busiest divorce courts in England and Wales.
Helen Grant on women's engagment
Philip Smith spoke of UK's efforts to not only end child marriage but also tackle broader barriers that girls face to achieving their full potential.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Couples wishing to divorce will soon benefit from a less confrontational process, under proposals confirmed by the Justice Secretary David Gauke.
Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary, has opened the 2-day International Conference on Ending FGM (female genital mutilation) and Forced Marriage.
Separating couples are being urged to use mediation instead of ending up in courtroom battles.
This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 28 April 2011 by Damian Green and in the House of Lords by Baroness …
Maria Miller on Women's Engagement
Enrico Franceschini, UK correspondent for La Repubblica, talks to David Cameron on relations and policies between the two countries.
Scotland’s diverse LGBT community and equality campaigners will be celebrated at a reception in Edinburgh tonight [23 February 2017].
Scottish Secretary David Mundell will this week [Thursday 21 February 2019] host a reception in Edinburgh to mark LGBT History Month.
The UK is driving a major new global push to end child and forced marriage across the world, International Development Secretary Justine Greening announced today at the UK’s first Girl Summit.
The Home Office is the best public sector employer of the year for lesbian, gay and bisexual people, Stonewall has announced today.
Celebrating 15 years of lesbians, gays and bisexuals being allowed to serve in the UK's Armed Forces.
Unwarranted state intrusion into private lives will be brought to an end after the Protection of Freedoms Bill became law today.
The lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have had sex with men is to be lifted following an evidence based review.
Public Health England (PHE) figures show there has been a significant decline in new diagnoses of HIV in the UK in gay and bisexual men.
Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon will attend an interreligious council conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) on conflict-related sexual violence as he marks the UN’s Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
A new logo to kick homophobia and transphobia out of sport was unveiled by the Home Office.
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