CSAN Advocacy
This section of the site archives public statements (2016 onwards) on policy in England and Wales, assembled or convened by CSAN.
To learn more about CSAN’s approach to advocacy and our priorities, please see our introductory page.
Inquiry: Tackling Inequalities faced by Gyspy, Roma and Traveller Communities
Response by the Catholic Association for Racial Justice to an inquiry on tackling inequalities faced by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers.
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Action and Advocacy: a Christian response to homelessness
Joint Statement with Housing Justice for Homeless Sunday 2017
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Government consultation on two-child limit for Tax Credits
CSAN has made a submission to a Government consultation on exemptions to the two-child tax limit for tax credits.
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Inquiry: Hate Crime and its Violent Consequences
CSAN has responded to the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Hate Crime and its Violent Consequences.
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CSAN Response to Homelessness Inquiry Report
Our response to the 2016 Inquiry on Homelessness by the Communities and Local Government Select Committee.
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Government consultation on Immigration and Asylum Tribunal fees, 2016
Response to a Government consultation on the Immigration and Asylum Chamber.
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CSAN response to the Work and Pensions Committee Welfare to Work Inquiry
CSAN submitted a response to Welfare to Work based on network members experiences, many of whom work with the unemployed and provide skills and workplace training.
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CSAN response to Work and Pensions Select Committee Benefit Delivery Inquiry
CSAN has produced a response to Work and Pensions Select Committee Benefit Delivery Inquiry, drawing on frontline experiences from the CSAN network.
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Traveller education in prison
CSAN member Irish Chaplaincy has produced a report on Traveller education in prison. 5% of the prison population in England and Wales comes from a Gypsy or Irish Traveller background…
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CSAN response to the future of the Jobcentre Plus Inquiry
CSAN has produced a response to a collection of frontline Jobcentre experiences by those helped by the CSAN network. Respondents include: Brushstrokes, the Cardinal Hume Centre...
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Caritas reports: the impact of welfare changes
CSAN has produced a report on poverty in England and Wales, talking about its existence in a variety of manifestations, on our doorstep in our communities.
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CSAN submission to Homelessness Inquiry
CSAN submitted a response to the Homeless Inquiry based on Catholic Social Teaching. Human dignity is the starting point and central concern of Catholic thinking about human rights.
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