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Forced labour in the UK and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (2010)
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Gaus, A., Craig, G., & Wilkinson, M. (2010). Forced labour in the UK and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority

The Gangmasters (Licensing) Act was introduced in 2004 to curb exploitative and fraudulent activities by gangmasters/labour providers supplying labour in the agriculture, forestry, horticultire, shellfish-gathering and related food processing and pac... Read More about Forced labour in the UK and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority.

Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999 - 2008: a review of literature for Yorkshire Futures (2008)
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Craig, G., Lewis, H., Adamson, S., & Wilkinson, M. (2008). Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999 - 2008: a review of literature for Yorkshire Futures

This research was commissioned by Yorkshire Futures, with help from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Migration Partnership, to draw together, synthesise and summarise the literature on refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber. ... Read More about Refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Yorkshire and Humber, 1999 - 2008: a review of literature for Yorkshire Futures.

Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector (2008)
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Craig, G., Perkins, N., Gibson, H., Wilkinson, M., & Wray, J. (2008). Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector

This is a report of the first attempt at mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sectors (CYPVCS), undertaken by a research team based at the University of Hull, commissioned jointly by the National Council for Voluntary Youth... Read More about Every organisation matters: mapping the children and young people's voluntary and community sector.

Contemporary slavery in the UK : Overview and key issues (2007)
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Craig, G., Gaus, A., Wilkinson, M., Skrivankova, K., & McQuade, A. (2007). Contemporary slavery in the UK : Overview and key issues. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This is the first comprehensive review of the current extent of slavery in the UK and the different forms it takes, such as trafficking for sexual or domestic labour, forced labour or debt bondage. It draws on published material and websites, reports... Read More about Contemporary slavery in the UK : Overview and key issues.

Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance (2002)
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Craig, G., Taylor, M., Bloor, K., Wilkinson, M., Syed, A., & Monro, S. (2002). Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance. Bristol: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The changing nature of the relationship between the state and the voluntary and community sectors (VCS) has been a feature in the development of social welfare in many countries over recent. In the UK, as elsewhere, the move away from state provisio... Read More about Contract or Trust? The role of compacts in local governance.

New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working (2002)
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Wilkinson, M., & Craig, G. (2002). New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working. Hull: Joseph Rowntree Foundation

This study was commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, in collaboration with the Local Government Association (LGA) and the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), to explore the role of councillors in partnership working. As the original... Read More about New Roles for Old: Local Authority Members and Partnership Working.