The Bureau Local

The Bureau Local is a collaborative, investigative journalism network in the UK. Part of @TBIJ, we tell stories that matter to communities.

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

Monday sees the start of @TBIJ's first ever Family Court Reporting Week, aimed at encouraging increased coverage of family courts in England and Wales.

We're holding events for reporters at courts in Derby, Leeds and Luton. Click below for more info

https://t.co/PJI0mbI1Ws

[The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @TBIJ]

🚨Children are at risk of being wrongly removed from their parents’ care by the family courts because drug test results are being misinterpreted

https://t.co/eVILtVqHhN

[Gareth Davies @Gareth_Davies09]

Looking forward to speaking later today as part of @BureauLocal's webinar on the challenges UK journalists face on covering trans and nonbinary people and issues.

The event, open to anyone involved in journalism, runs from 12.30 to 2pm. My DMs are open if you'd like an invite

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

How can trans+ stories be better represented by the media?

Journalists are invited to a panel discussion with @TBIJ's Trans+ Voices team at 12.30 on November 7.

We'll be discussing how to break down barriers to telling trans+ stories

Sign up here:

https://t.co/O52cbMeRX9

[Gareth Davies @Gareth_Davies09]

Very excited to announce @TBIJ's first Family Court Reporting Week, a series of events, mentoring and support in November for journalists looking to cover family court cases in England and Wales https://t.co/qS2ee8ctcZ

[Gareth Davies @Gareth_Davies09]

It's been six months since @BureauLocal launched our #TransVoices project, a 'community-led' investigation focused on trans and non-binary people.

Here reporter @eve_rebecca writes about how the project has evolved and what we have planned next https://t.co/fLUch2Ta9x

[Emiliano Mellino @Mellino]

Chuffed that two @bureaulocal @TBIJ investigations into how UK immigration policy drives exploitation have been shortlisted for @HumanTraffFdn's Anti-Slavery Day Awards.

Congrats to my colleagues, the brilliant @vi_gayle
@MattChapmanUK @hajmedd @cboutaud
https://t.co/o1kXf7JibH

[Gareth Davies @Gareth_Davies09]

.@TBIJ is looking for a data journalist with in-depth experience of scraping to work on an ongoing investigation. If you're interested, or can suggest someone who might be, please drop me a DM

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

In the latest of our #familycourtfiles series, @hansummers reports on how a @MyCafcass officer recommended a serial rapist should have contact with his child, leaving her mother "devastated"

[Hannah Summers @hansummers]

A mother who won an appeal in the family court has criticised Cafcass as a "harmful organisation" and "not fit for purpose" after the agency recommended a convicted sex offender who also raped her should have contact with their child. My report for @TBIJ https://t.co/IUi4Y00pkD

[Emiliano Mellino @Mellino]

After we published our story, the MD of Ethero, the seasonal worker recruiter that had its licence revoked by the Home Office,posted this on Linkedin.

He says they're bringing legal action against the Home Office & denies the company caused "welfare issues" for seasonal workers.

[Emiliano Mellino @Mellino]

Enforcement is a pillar of the new government's immigration policy,but who suffers from the fallout of regulatory action?

In the case of a recent sponsor licence revocation about 100 workers were left in limbo for months. Many are now in debt & unemployed
https://t.co/J7c7TSv1dw

[Gareth Davies @Gareth_Davies09]

Huge shame to read this.

I'm proud of @TBIJ #TransVoices project, launched as part of our community-led journalism pilot. Exposing injustice & sparking change is key to our public interest investigations.

If you have story about trans issues, contact [email protected]

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

Puberty blockers: what are they and why are they in the news?

As part of @TBIJ's #TransVoices project, reporter @eve_rebecca explains the situation with puberty blockers, and what a permanent ban might mean for young trans people
https://t.co/ZDJ2qCL4vV

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

So, after all that, there's only one other thing we would like to say

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

It's been a busy six weeks for the @BureauLocal team. With polling stations opening in less than 24 hours, here's a round up of our coverage during the election campaign 🗳️⬇️

[The Bureau Local @bureaulocal]

Finally our new community organiser @lucybrisbane produced an exhaustive round up of what each party's manifestos say about trans+ issues https://t.co/6cAbBlCwdS