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National media interest has focused on Eunice and Owen Johns, a couple of Christian faith with 20 years for foster carer experience behind them. When Derby City Council told them that it would have difficulty approving their application to become approved foster carers because of their faith-based belief that homosexuality is unacceptable, they sued for discrimination on religious grounds. On Monday the Court of Appeal ruled against them.
The technical legal justifications of the judges to support this decision hold water, and organisations such as Stonewall have applauded the ruling saying that there should be no place in fostering for people who hold such views. But mainstream religions such as Roman Catholicism and Islam disapprove of homosexuality, and yet it would be outrageous for anyone to claim that all observing Catholics and Muslims should be excluded from fostering. Indeed the shortage of foster carers is often most acute within minority groups. Usually authorities operate a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. In truth this is a fudge, but is there a better way?
As has been widely reported this week, some 3,000 UK workers are taking part in a six month trial to assess the viability of a four-day working week without any reduction in their normal pay.
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From 6 April 2022, right to work checks on all migrant or settled prospective employees must be online and checks on British or Irish nationals will be manual (free) or digital (charged for).
The long-awaited draft Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, including the Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”), has landed.
Since 11 November 2021, workers in regulated care homes in England have been required to be vaccinated against Covid-19, unless they are exempt in accordance with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
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