Plymouth Fairness Commission

07/04/2014

Dame Suzi Leather discusses the Fairness Commission and how we can work together for a fairer Plymouth

27/03/2014

The Plymouth Fairness Commission's final report 'Creating the conditions for fairness' has been published today and is available on our website... http://bit.ly/1jxWqK4

05/03/2014

Today Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall Police, Tony Hogg, met with supermarkets and retailers in Exeter to discuss the effects of cheap alcohol..

Today (5 March) Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Hogg is meeting with supermarkets and retailers in Exeter to discuss the impact of cheap alcohol and the effects it has on people in the South Wes...

21/02/2014

Plymouth businesses damaged by the recent storms have been denied funding from the Government as part of its flood support scheme...

Council leader Tudor Evans is asking why businesses in Plymouth won't be able to apply for support under the Government's highly-publicised flood support scheme.

19/02/2014

It has been announced that the number of people unemployed in the UK has fallen by 125,000 in three months. This announcement of recent statistics also shows that the number of women in work is at an all-time high of more than 14 million.
.. However Plymouth sees a different story and actually has a rise in unemployment along with the rest of the South West.

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It has been announced that the number of people unemployed in the UK has fallen by 125,000 in three months to December. This announcement of recent statistics also shows that the number of women in...

10/02/2014

A petition has been created regarding transport links to Plymouth and the South West. Sign if you think that

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While the government considers spending a ridiculous amount of money on the HS2 rail line to slightly improve an already excellent service the South...

31/01/2014

Last March saw the first ever NHS Change Day – a movement set up by NHS staff who created pledges to improve the NHS; not just for patients, but for staff too.

Pledges can be created by anyone, staff, patients or the general public. To get involved go to the NHS Change Day website where you can commit to an already existing pledge, or you can create one of your own...

Last March saw the first ever NHS Change Day - a movement set up by NHS staff who created pledges to improve the NHS - not just for patients, but for staff too. In 2013, pledges included a receptio...

28/01/2014

We have a new blog post following the Cities Outlook 2014 report by Centre for Cities, looking in particular at the Plymouth results..

Centre for Cities has released Cities Outlook 2014, a report which compares 64 of the UK's largest cities and ranks them in order in a range of categories. Plymouth interestingly features often thr...

07/01/2014

Have you heard of the Community Shop scheme?

Last month in Goldthorpe, Barnsley the first ever community shop opened its doors to shoppers in need by offering stock at a discounted rate, which would have otherwise been wasted...

Last month the first ever community shop opened its doors to shoppers who are in need by offering stock at a discounted rate, which would have otherwise been wasted. The initial pilot is being held...

06/01/2014

Happy New Year from the Plymouth Fairness Commission - We hope that you have all enjoyed the festive period!

If you haven't already seen it, our Position Statement can be found on our website. It provides details of our key areas of concern and what we will be exploring within them, based on the findings from the Summer of Listening.

Our key areas of concern are the focus for the Plymouth Fairness Commission's final recommendations which will be released in March this year.

All of the reports produced by the Plymouth Fairness Commission will be available to view here as soon as they are published.

06/12/2013

Will you be taking part in Small Business Saturday tomorrow? Let us know your favourite independent businesses in Plymouth that you will be supporting..

Saturday 7 December will see the first ever Small Business Saturday. On this day people will be encouraged to shop locally to show their support for SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises), organisatio...

18/11/2013

New blog post following the release of our Summer of Listening report with a summary of what was perceived as fair and unfair across the city..

On Friday we released our Summer of Listening report which gave details into what is perceived as fair and unfair in Plymouth by its residents. It can be found here on our website. Throughout the S...

13/11/2013

Exciting times for the Plymouth Fairness Commission as our Summer of Listening report will be released on Friday. This marks a big step for the Commission as the initial research/listening stage is now complete and has identified issues of unfairness faced by people across the city.

The report will be available on our website from Friday 15 Nov.

The Commission will examine the issues of inequality in the city, collate relevant evidence and make recommendations.

28/10/2013

We have our Mental Health Select Committee starting at 4pm this afternoon at Harewood House in Plympton. Members of the public are welcome to come along, or if you wish to submit any questions to the panel, then email us on info@plymouthfairnesscommission.co.uk

18/10/2013

Don't forget to follow our blog to keep up to date with what we have been up to! Our most recent post is following the release of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission's Report..

The State of the Nation 2013 report was released today from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, a statutory body set up to monitor the progress of the Government and others in tackling child poverty and improving social mobility.

10/10/2013

We're supporting World Mental Health Day and helping to identify topics of unfairness that people with mental health issues face in Plymouth..

The Plymouth Fairness Commission want to help spread the word of World Mental Health Day and help to remove the stigma associated with mental health conditions. This year's World Mental Heal...

09/10/2013

Inequality is at its highest point in Britain for 50 years. The gap between rich and poor is the widest since the second world war. If current trends continu...

03/10/2013

Another blog post! This one is following our select committee yesterday on Local Procurement and how we can boost the local economy...

In order to help boost the local economy in Plymouth, the Fairness Commission held a select committee event on Local Procurement. They invited expert witnesses from the industry to discuss the issu...