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Jan 28, 2026 ∙ 1 min
Violence at work: public evidence session
On Monday 26 January, the APPG heard presentations from a selection of trade unions representing frontline workers. Each spoke of the experience of violence in the workplace, and the policy and regulatory changes being sought. Evidence was heard from: Jane Maher, Senior Lay Representative, Passenger Transport, Unite Daren Ireland, Assistant General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) Darren Northcott, National Officer, NASUWT (Teachers’ Union) Mick...
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Nov 4, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Silica, silicosis, and the need for a ban
Silicosis is Britain’s oldest known occupational disease, yet it continues to claim hundreds of lives each year. Despite clear medical evidence, robust legislation, and decades of awareness, enforcement failures and underreporting have allowed this preventable disease to persist—now with alarming new cases linked to high-silica engineered stone. On 3 November 2025, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Safety and Health convened experts, unions, lawyers, and clinicians to assess...
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Jun 30, 2025 ∙ 3 min
The Legacy of Cape Plc and the Case for Justice
The Legacy of Cape Plc (and Group companies), and the case for justice A report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational...
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Shelly Asquith
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