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Responding to today’s announcement that the GMC is seeking views on a revised version of Good medical practice, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that it will be scrutinising the significant changes being proposed. The MDU, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, explained that regulations must be compatible with the realities of doctors’ working lives and… Read more »
BASC, the UK’s largest shooting and conservation organisation, has expelled for life a member convicted of wildlife crime and firearms offences. Expulsion from BASC involves the loss of shooting insurance, on which the ability to shoot may depend, and other benefits of membership. The member from Nottinghamshire pleaded guilty to unlawfully trapping and beating to… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson One hundred and seventy two civil servants earn more than the prime minister, the government has revealed. A list published by the Cabinet Office today revealed the name, job title, grade and salary level of senior civil servants across Whitehall. Office of Fair Trading chief executive John Fingleton emerged as the highest-paid… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Cabinet secretary Sir Gus O’Donnell has denied giving the prime minister a dressing-down over the way civil servants are treated. The head of the civil service told the Commons’ justice committee that he did have a discussion with Gordon Brown about “how to get the best out of his staff”, however …. Read more »
