The Government has been dealt a major blow after judges ruled that the regulations under which most of its back-to-work schemes were created breach laws banning slavery and forced labour. Miss Reilly had been claiming job seekers' benefits since 2011 after she failed to find work after graduating in 2010 Photo: National Pictures / Nick Edwards By Peter Dominiczak, Political Correspondent 10:55AM GMT 12 Feb 2013 Comments Ministers said they were “disappointed and surprised” after Cait Reilly, a university graduate, won her Court of Appeal claim that requiring her to work for free at a Poundland discount store was unlawful. Miss Reilly, 24, from Birmingham, and 40-year-old...
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