Policy

Your rights at work: Pregnancy and Maternity Rights

In Greater Manchester Law Centre’s latest free legal workshop ACAS and Maternity Action will detail your Pregnancy and Maternity Rights at work and how to enforce them.

Greater Manchester Law Centre has run a series of free workshops on your and your clients'/service users' employment rights. The workshops are aimed at front line workers supporting individuals and communities to overcome poverty and structural injustice.

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Health and Wellbeing
Learning, Skills and Employment
Policy and Influence

Greater Manchester Hate Crime Plan Launch

Join Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities, public sector, community and VCFSE sector partners at the launch of the new Greater Manchester Hate Crime Plan.

Come join this important event which will be unveiling our Greater Manchester Hate Crime Plan.

Join and show your support and learn more about how you can make a difference.

Greater Manchester stands together against hate crime.

Manchester Cathedral, Victoria Street, Manchester, M3 1SX
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Crime and Disorder

Navigating the criminal justice system

Are you new to working or volunteering in the criminal justice system? Do you have volunteers or staff members who want to increase their understanding of the criminal justice system? The criminal justice system can be quite daunting to understand because of both its size and complexity. This three-hour workshop aims to increase awareness of and provide opportunity for voluntary sector staff and volunteers to explore and discuss how the criminal justice system is organised, the complexities within it, and how it works.

Cost: from £75

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Crime and Disorder

North of England Criminal Justice Forum

This criminal justice forum has been organised to bring together partners working across the criminal justice system in the North of England. The forum will provide an opportunity for people to hear about current and future developments and discuss policy and practice affecting their day-to-day work.

It aims to create a space to step away from the day job and provide an opportunity to share good practice, strengthen partnership working, and discuss any opportunities or challenges your organisation may be currently facing.

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Crime and Disorder

Understanding the Immigration and Asylum System

A brief exploration of the immigration and asylum system for people working in housing and homelessness in Greater Manchester.

In this training session, put on by the Restricted Eligibility Support Service, aimed at people working in housing and homelessness across Greater Manchester, will explore an introduction to the immigration system in the UK, how people can enter and seek leave to remain in the UK and the restrictions imposed. The session will also explore the asylum system, including why people seek protection in the UK and an outline of the asylum process.
 

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Capacity Building

Home Office Discontinuations and Refugee Homelessness

A short training session on asylum support discontinuations and how people newly granted refugee status can be supported.

In this training session, put on by the Restricted Eligibility Support Service, aimed at people working in housing and homelessness across Greater Manchester, will explore the asylum support system and why so many people are being made homeless after a recent grant of refugee status. The session will look into the role and responsibility of the local authority and who can access homelessness assistance.
 

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Capacity Building

An Introduction to Asylum Support

An introductory level session looking at the asylum support system, entitlements and discontinuations.

In this training session, put on by the Restricted Eligibility Support Service, aimed at people working in housing and homelessness across Greater Manchester, will explore the asylum support system at an introductory level. The session will look into the types of support and how people become eligible for these, how to apply, and when support is discontinued. The session will also explore common problems with the asylum support system and how people can be support.

Online
Shared Topic Areas
Capacity Building

Home Office Discontinuations and Refugee Homelessness

A short training session on asylum support discontinuations and how people newly granted refugee status can be supported.

In this training session, put on by the Restricted Eligibility Support Service, aimed at people working in housing and homelessness across Greater Manchester, will explore the asylum support system and why so many people are being made homeless after a recent grant of refugee status. We will look into the role and responsibility of the local authority and who can access homelessness assistance.

Online
Shared Topic Areas
Capacity Building
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