Regional Care Co-operatives: Transforming Children’s Social Care Posted on 7th February 2025 by bethanycheshire Keeping children safe and protected is at the heart of this bill. That means big fixes to a system at breaking point. How we find, match, build, and run foster homes and residential care for children in care radically needs to change.
Co-op Community Right to Buy Posted on 20th January 2025 (20th January 2025) by bethanycheshire I’d urge all Co-operative councillors to bring this motion to their council, put Community Right to Buy firmly on their council’s agenda, and for all co-operators to join our campaign and make 2025 the year that communities feel the benefit of these new powers.
New statistics show just how important a standalone offence is to reducing retail crime Posted on 26th July 2024 (29th July 2025) by bethanycheshire The new Labour & Co-operative Government has committed to the introduction of a new standalone offence for assaulting a shopworker, as well as scrapping the £200 threshold which prevents police from investigating most shoplifting.
A small paragraph that packs a punch Posted on 14th June 2024 (29th July 2025) by bethanycheshire There is a renewed commitment to our work and a lot of enthusiasm for co-operation in Wales. However, there is still much to do ahead