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New Natural History GCSE will ‘engage and inspire’ young people, says BASC

BASC has said a new Natural History GCSE will help support the decision makers of the future steer the natural world for years to come. The new GCSE – which is set to launch in September 2025 – has the potential to engage thousands of schoolchildren each year by tackling topics such as conservation, sustainability, species interactions, climate change and… Read more »

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Review of dog microchipping regulations underway

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will be pushing for “meaningful improvements” within a Defra-published public consultation on a series of proposals to the dog microchipping regulations. The Microchipping of Dogs (England) Regulations were introduced in 2015 to increase re-unification rates of lost and stolen dogs, benefiting dog welfare and saving local authorities… Read more »

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Children need protecting - but the coalition thinks Labour's measures went too far
‘Draconian’ child abuse vetting plans halted

By politics.co.uk staff Home secretary Theresa May has halted plans to introduce a vetting scheme for adults who come into contact with children. The Labour government’s original proposal would have seen all those who are regularly given responsibility for children required to undergo a crime check. Those who read to children at school, drive them… Read more »

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Council leaders hit out at child protection targets

By politics.co.uk staff Extra paperwork is making stretched social work teams struggle even more to keep control over their casework, council leaders have warned. Research by the Local Government Association (LGA) saw the increase in rules and targets introduced by the government in a bid to improve child protection as the biggest single reason given… Read more »