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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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The government is planning to introduce a new system of council tax based upon the quality of life and crime levels within the area, the Conservative party claims. Shadow communities and local government secretary Caroline Spelman believes that council tax bills could rise by more than four times for residents in areas of England with… Read more »
Councils will have greater powers to champion their residents’ rights without being held back by central government targets, under new plans unveiled today. The local government white paper proposes council committees be able to summon health, education, police and transport officials to justify their actions if concerns are expressed by members of the public about… Read more »
