The Catholic Union has warned against making any changes to hate crime legislation that risk undermining freedom of expression. In response to a Law Commission consultation on potential changes to hate crime laws, the Catholic Union said that “protection of the individual citizen against the weaponization of the criminal law is one of the […]
Category: Briefing Papers
Research on Covid-19 and vulnerable groups
A summary of the situation of certain vulnerable groups affected by the Covid-19 crisis as at mid-April 2020: CU Covid 19 Research_17-04-20
Compendium of Online Resources for Easter and Beyond
Here is a collection of online resources for Holy Mass, Prayers and Devotions, Retreats, Courses and Lectures to help us all during the Covid-19 crisis. Please click on the link below and we hope that it will prove useful. Briefing re Online Resources 7.4.20
Catholic Union General Election Statement December 2019
Election Statement (1)
Manifesto Comparison Table for Other Parties
This table selects a number of relevant extracts from the manifestos of parties other than the three main national parties which were covered in the previous table. These parties (in alphabetical order) are the Brexit Party, Green Party, Plaid Cymru and the Scottish National Party. Manifesto comparison table (other parties)
Manifesto Comparison Table
The Catholic Union is publishing an Election Statement which includes a link to this table: Manifesto comparison table
The Work of the Catholic Union – general briefing paper
This is a general description of the work of the Catholic Union with a brief historical background and current statistics. Work of the Catholic Union
Submission to Parliament on Abortion in Northern Ireland
This submission to Parliament’s Women and Equalities Committee opposing the Westminster Parliament legislating on abortion for Northern Ireland was made on 8 December 2018 but was not published at that time due to the rules of the Committee. The Committee’s Report has now issued and is on Parliament’s website (www.parliament.uk). The Report contains within it […]
Response to Richmond Council consultation on a PSPO (“buffer zone”) at Rosslyn Road.
On 8 December 2018, the Catholic Union submitted a response to Richmond Council’s consultation exercise on making a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) in relation to the abortion facility in Rosslyn Road. Richmond Council Response to Consultation re Abortion Clinic
Response to Gender Recognition Act Consultation
This is the Catholic Union response to the Gvoernment Consultation on Reform of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 as submitted on 19 October, GRA 2004 Response of CUGB