What: Briefing from Katherine Cooke and Sioned Fitt, Solicitors of Higgs & Sons to Alliance Members on LGBTQ+ family rights and protection from discrimination in employment.We will hear about the law on Marriage and Civil Partnerships, Divorce and Dissolution and Parental Rights in respect of children. We will also hear about how the Equality Act [...]
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Co-chair of The Alliance Network.
20th May 2020 – HS2 Update to the Alliance Network
Thanks to the HS2 team for briefing the Alliance Network members on HS2 in Birmingham.
14th May 2020 – COVID-19 Briefing from Birmingham LGBT Director Steph Keeble
Our sincere thanks to Steph Keeble, Director of Birmingham LGBT, for taking time out to brief our network on the impact of CV-19. Birmingham LGBT is a registered charity and provides a range of services and activities for the LGBT Community in Birmingham and beyond. Including sexual health, events, domestic violence, counselling, support, fitness, arts, [...]
5th May 2020 – COVID-19 Briefing from Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street
Our sincere thanks to Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, for taking time out to brief our network on the impact of CV-19. 5th May 2020 Guest Speaker: Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands Notes: (NB. This is not a full nor necessarily accurate set of notes!) Although the government specifically called out [...]
21st April 2020 – COVID-19 Briefing from Justin Varney, Birmingham County Council Director of Public Health
On Tuesday 21st April the Alliance Network hosted our first ever virtual event, with guest speaker Dr Justin Varney, Birmingham County Council (BCC) Director of Public Health, with a briefing on COVID-19. This article is a summary of what Dr. Varney told our members on the call. Enormous thanks to Dr. Varney for sharing his time [...]
