
Holly Bancroft
Social Affairs Correspondent at The Independent
Social Affairs Correspondent at The Independent • @independent • 📩 [email protected]/ [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
independent.co.uk | Holly Bancroft
The vast majority of police forces only offer one week of fully paid paternity leave Holly BancroftSocial Affairs Correspondent A police officer who has just become a father said he’s looking to leave the force after feeling ashamed he could not be more present for the first few weeks of his son’s life. He is one of a number of officers who have come forward to share their stories after research found that forces are still lagging behind the private sector on paternity leave.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Holly Bancroft
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Jonathan Bunn |Holly Bancroft
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 weeks ago |
msn.com | Jonathan Bunn |Holly Bancroft
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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2 weeks ago |
independent.co.uk | Jonathan Bunn |Holly Bancroft
The number of families waiting for a house with three or more bedrooms has increased by 36.6 per cent in the past decadeAcute shortages of larger social housing suitable for families mean it would now take more than 100 years to clear waiting lists in some places, according to analysis of official figures.
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