Aid agencies should introduce a better gender balance in order to combat sexual abuse by mainly male staff, a former Oxfam executive has told MPs. Such a move is “absolutely
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An investigation has been launched into Save the Children over concerns about charity’s handling of allegations of misconduct and harassment against senior members of staff. The Charity Commission said it
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An inquiry has been launched into a charity for blind people following concerns over the safeguarding of its vulnerable beneficiaries. The Royal National Institute for Blind People (RNIB) and its
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Two of Scotland’s leading disability charities are joining together in a move they say will protect and grow frontline social care services across Scotland. ENABLE Scotland and Sense Scotland have
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Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity is to do a U-turn and keep donations raised by a controversial black-tie event mired in claims that female hostesses were groped. The organisation,
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Celebrities will take a back seat on Comic Relief’s on-location appeals following complaints about “poverty tourism”. The moves comes after an appeal fronted by Ed Sheeran for Comic Relief last
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The Oxfam sex scandal in Haiti is just the “tip of the iceberg”, a parliamentary gathering has been told. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Haiti heard calls for a
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Oxfam has been accused of further failures in Haiti by keeping a senior aid worker in the earthquake-torn country for more than a year, despite reported sexual harassment claims. According
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A “devious” teenager is facing years in jail for the Parsons Green Tube bombing which injured 51 passengers. Iraqi asylum seeker Ahmed Hassan, 18, plotted to cause carnage in central
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There is “still work to do to improve safety” for patients with diabetes in hospital, a charity has warned. The comments from Diabetes UK come after an audit examined the
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