Karin Goodwin
Society, Health
Scottish drug activists urged to break law to save lives
Housing and homelessness, Human rights, Society
Charity to launch legal action over ‘scandalous’ failure to help Glasgow’s homeless
Asylum, Housing and homelessness, Human rights
Hundreds of asylum seekers will be made homeless as Serco restarts evictions
Asylum, Society
Serco fined almost £3m by Home Office for asylum housing failures
Serco has been fined millions of pounds by the Home Office for failing to meet the terms of its contract to provide accommodation for asylum seekers in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Housing and homelessness
Calls for First Minister to intervene to save Glasgow homeless services
Housing and homelessness, Society
Glasgow unveils plans to cut homelessness services by £2.6m
Asylum, Human rights
Serco staff ‘routinely’ walk into asylum seekers’ homes without warning, claims charity
The multinational firm, Serco, has been accused of making asylum seekers feel unsafe by regularly walking into their homes using spare keys without giving adequate prior warning.
Asylum, Housing and homelessness
Serco asylum evictions legal case not ‘settled,’ says human rights lawyer
Serco has won a legal case over the eviction, but a human rights firm says the legal position is 'far from settled'. Meanwhile, hundreds are living with the threat of eviction.