Jon Sparkes
@jon_sparkes
Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. Joining Mencap as Chief Executive in June 2024. Views expressed are personal views.
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03-04-2012 08:21:02
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Over 2000 people with a #LearningDisability and autistic people are locked away in mental health hospitals right now, often far away from their homes and their families. 1/3
While politicians debate further criminalisation of people experiencing homelessness, this story shows yet again that investing in more social housing, providing a decent social security safety net, and supporting people off the streets is the answer!
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This fantastic new Department for Work and Pensions & CIPD guidance for employers will help them recruit, retain & further foster the progression of disabled people.
Together we can make the UK the most accessible place in the world for disabled people to live, work & thrive
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Stark reminder of the bravery of UNICEF colleagues working to bring essential humanitarian support to children in Gaza, and why a full humanitarian ceasefire is needed with full and safe access for humanitarian workers and supplies.
#foreverychild
Alongside 36 other organisations, we have written to the Home Secretary @jamescleverly urging him to reconsider proposals to fine and imprison people forced to sleep on our streets #CriminalJusticeBill .
See article below 👇👇👇
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Today we’ve joined 36 other organisations in writing to the Home Secretary James Cleverly🇬🇧 urging him to reconsider proposals to fine and imprison people forced to sleep on our streets #CriminalJusticeBill
We've joined Crisis and 35 other organisations to write to the Home Secretary @jamescleverly about the #CriminalJusticeBill .
He must reconsider proposals to criminalise people forced to sleep on our streets, and focus on addressing the causes of #homelessness instead.
Alongside Crisis and 35 other organisations we're calling on Govt to reconsider proposals to criminalise homeless people through the #CriminalJusticeBill
Read the letter at bit.ly/4aumYrc
#ukhousing #BuildSocial
🗣️Alongside Crisis and 35 other organisations we're calling on Govt to reconsider proposals to criminalise homeless people through the #CriminalJusticeBill
Read the letter 👉bit.ly/4aumYrc
#ukhousing
Alongside Crisis & 35 other organisations, we at Chartered Institute of Housing are calling on government to reconsider proposals to criminalise homeless people through the #CriminalJusticeBill
Read the full letter here 👉bit.ly/4aumYrc
#UKHousing #BuildSocial
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