- 05/12/2024
- Posted by: Amanda Hack MP
- Category: News
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Amanda Hack encourages schools to sign up for a free breakfast club.
Applications opened last week for local schools to join the ‘early adopter’ rollout for free breakfast clubs.
Last week, the Labour Government continued its commitment to breaking down barriers for young people. Local schools in North West Leicestershire can now apply to join the ‘early adopter’ rollout of free breakfast clubs, which will provide children with a hot breakfast meal, and families with 30 minutes of quality childcare ahead of the start of the school day.
Previously, only one in seven primary schools in England had breakfast clubs, and more than two in five non-working mothers said that they would prefer to work if they could arrange convenient, reliable and affordable childcare. Over half of parents say they have problems finding formal childcare that is flexible enough to fit their needs.
Amanda Hack Said:
“Every child deserves the best start to their day, and every family deserves the support to balance work and home life. These new breakfast clubs will ensure that children are ready to learn, while giving parents the flexibility they need. This is a real step forward in breaking down the barriers to opportunity.
I have written to all of our primary schools in North West Leicestershire to encourage them to be part of the 750 ‘early adopters’ who will help to shape the programme, which is due to commence in April.
Evidence shows that providing a healthy breakfast at the start of the school day can contribute to increased concentration and improved well-being and behaviour. Together, these breakfast clubs will boost parents’ work choices and children’s life chances.”
The Government is also developing an ambitious strategy to reduce child poverty and give children the best start in life, which will be published in the spring. The Taskforce led by the Work and Pensions Secretary, and Education Secretary are looking at all available levers across government to drive forward short-term and long-term actions to reduce child poverty.
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Through an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, our Labour Government will require tech companies to remove non-consensual intimate images within 48 hours of them being flagged. Companies that fail to act will face serious consequences, including fines of up to 10% of their global revenue or even having their service blocked in the UK.
Platforms will be required to proactively detect and remove abusive intimate images, treating this material with the same seriousness as child sexual abuse and terrorist content.
For victims, the process will be simpler and stronger. You will only need to report an image once. After that, it will be removed across multiple platforms and automatically blocked from being re-uploaded.
Ofcom is also considering measures to digitally mark these images so they can be automatically detected and taken down if they reappear online.
We will also issue guidance to internet providers to block access to rogue websites hosting this content.
No one should face intimidation or distress because of repeated intimate image abuse. We are acting to make the online world safer, and to ensure those who fail to protect people are held accountable.
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