@LauraCoxSharp

Regulatory Policy Committee member, retired PwC partner and proud Grandmother of five. Let's build bridges, not walls. And respect all people.

Joined March 2013
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"A charity that is helping Ukrainian refugees trying to come to the UK has said no visas have been granted to those it is supporting, nearly a fortnight after a government scheme was launched." No wonder the Tories have refused to release any figures! theguardian.com/world/2022/m…

‘False hope’: refugee charity attacks UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme

Positive Action in Housing says visas not being granted and refugees seeking sponsors are putting themselves in danger

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Dozens of refugees in UK under Homes for Ukraine scheme registering as homeless within days of arriving At least 36 refugee families w sponsorship visas have already appealed to councils for housing, says LGA This isn't how the scheme is meant to work.. independent.co.uk/news/uk/ho…

Fears over hosting scheme as Ukrainians arriving in UK already registering homeless

At least 36 refugee households arriving under Homes for Ukraine have already registered as homeless

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Of 28,300 applications, just 2,700 visas have been issued to refugees through Homes for Ukraine – suggesting the scheme is more about deflecting political pressure than solidarity with those fleeing war. tribunemag.co.uk/2022/04/rus…

‘Homes for Ukraine’ Is More Scam than Scheme

Out of 28,300 applications, just 2,700 visas have been issued to refugees through Homes for Ukraine – suggesting the scheme is more about deflecting political pressure than solidarity with those...

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#Ukraine visas to UK: Home Office has granted just 2,700 visas under the Homes for UKR sponsorship scheme in 2 weeks, less than 10% of 30,000 applications, despite offers from 150,000 UK households to accommodate refugees.
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Shamefully slow progress on Ukrainian refugees. British people shown strong support but shambolic Home Office bureaucracy letting everyone down. Tens of thousands of visa applications still outstanding. Just 1 in 100 Homes for Ukraine offers have visas gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Govt launched Homes for Ukraine two & a half weeks ago. Yet visa delays & Home Office bureaucracy still causing serious problems. Figures need to be published & we need much faster progress to help families.
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@PaulBrandITV28 Mar 2022
NEW: Understand govt will release first figures on how many visas have been issued via Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme on Wednesday, coinciding with immigration minister’s appearance before MPs. Am told numbers are in the thousands. Some complain scheme is slow/bureaucratic.
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The Home Office’s treatment of refugees, immigrants, and most recently visas for Ukraine have shown themselves not fit for purpose. ⁦@pritipatel⁩ is the relevant minister and should go theguardian.com/uk-news/2022…

Windrush: Home Office has failed to transform its culture, report says

Independent expert Wendy Williams finds ‘lack of tangible progress or drive to achieve cultural changes required’

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Only 4,700 #HomesForUkraine visas issued in 14 days. Only hundreds being granted per day. Together with the #conversiontherapy debacle, I think this may be the most cruel, shambolic government in my lifetime. gov.uk/government/publicatio…

Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data

Operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Visa Schemes and Ukraine Extension Scheme.

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In the below interview with @CSWnews, our Interim Chair, Stephen Gibson discussed the importance of evidence-based policy and how widening the scope of the RPC’s remit would help to improve policy making.
Civil Service World@CSWnews20 May 2020
Red tape challenge: Stephen Gibson reflects on a decade of the Regulatory Policy Committee buff.ly/2zd0MVW
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★★★★★ 'A restless experimenter who fascinates & surprises' - The Guardian ★★★★★ 'Remarkable' - The Telegraph Photographer, painter, provocateur... Discover #DoraMaar's eye for the unusual. Now open at Tate Modern: bit.ly/2QwYabX

NOW OPEN: Dora Maar at Tate Modern

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excellent event and well done Yulia! xitter.cf/khayalaeylazova/status…
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Had such a lovely day flying with an 👌 crew. Baffled as to why 2 male pax felt that these comments were nescesarry. ‘I wont make any jokes about female drivers then’ ‘Are you the pilot? If I’d know that I wouldnt have got on’ Fact is, I can fly an £80m jet, you can’t.
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It's Mental Health Awareness Week. @PwC_UK is helping its people have a #GreenLightToTalk about #mentalhealth pwc.co.uk/gltt
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Great piece of work from @PwC_UK . #EU27 will lose out if we allow Europe’s financial markets to fragment. Mutual regulatory recognition will enable high levels of access and respects UK and EU27 red lines. xitter.cf/andrewgray_pwc/status/… – at City of London, London
Andrew Gray@AndrewGray_PwC26 Mar 2018
Latest PwC report potential Brexit impact of loss of mutual market access in FS across the EU27 and UK. pwc.to/2I6nAWk
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I don’t understand how, after meeting grieving families whose lives have been torn apart by gun violence, any public servant wouldn’t vow to take every sensible step to ensure that someone else’s child isn’t next.
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America's gun violence problem isn’t going to go away unless Congress musters up the courage to address it head-on. We cannot continue to give the lip service of thoughts and prayers, and then do nothing. We have to act.
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John Major's astonishing Brexit speech attacking Theresa May in full mirror.co.uk/news/politics/j…
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But thoughts and prayers are not enough. We have to help solve the problem that's in front of us. Gun violence is an epidemic that's taking the lives of too many people, including the brightest hope for the future of America - our kids. d.sg/RTC
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We deeply believe that this country's most precious gift is our children. They are our future. We must keep them safe. Beginning today, DICK'S Sporting Goods is committed to the following: d.sg/RTC
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At the same time, we implore our elected officials to enact common sense gun reform and pass the following regulations: d.sg/RTC
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