Bevan Foundation News

The Bevan Foundation has submitted its response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on guidance to school governing bodies on school uniform and appearance polices The Welsh Government has recently held consultation on its proposed Draft Guidance to school governing bodies […] »

Bevan Foundation Director, Victoria Winckler, has contributed to an article in The Independent on why people in Blaenau Gwent voted to leave the EU. Independent journalist Adam Lusher’s article on the Brexit vote in Blaenau Gwent was published as an […] »

We’re delighted to report that our seminar on Solutions to Holiday Hunger last week was a huge success. We welcomed around 60 delegates to Theatr Soar in Methyr, all working at the forefront of holiday hunger programmes or services concerned […] »

The Bevan Foundation has warmly welcomed the First Minister’s statement that the Welsh Government will ‘explore’ whether the administration of Universal Credit should be devolved. Universal Credit is widely accredited with causing harship as a result of how it is […] »

Bevan Foundation researcher Lucy Stone spoke at a briefing on Brexit for MPs in the House of Commons on 14th January. Bevan Foundation lead on immigration, Lucy Stone, spoke at a Brexit Civil Society Alliance briefing for MPs at Westminster […] »

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, subscribers and new friends, we are delighted to have hit our target of raising £2,000 to support our project #againstholidayhunger. Thank you to everyone who donated or helped spread the word. The funds raised […] »

This Christmas holidays many children in Wales will have gone without regular meals. The impact of their hunger will affect them long after they return to school in January. We’re determined to end the growing problem of holiday hunger in […] »

Happy Christmas from the Bevan Foundation team! The office is closed from 4 p.m. on 21st December until 9 a.m. on 2nd January. We look forward to responding to any queries on our return!  

Today, the immigration White Paper was finally published, but was it worth the wait? The White Paper represents the biggest change in the UK’s immigration policy for decades. Building on the recommendations of the UK Government’s Migration Advisory Committee, the […] »

The thought of a child going hungry over the school holidays, let alone at Christmas, is shocking. But as our infographic below shows, one in six children are at risk of missing out this Christmas because their families simply can’t […] »