Obesity
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 »
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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Government plans to transfer anti-obesity efforts from Sport England to the Department of Health (DoH) have forced Derek Mapp, the head of Sport England, to resign. The quango is in charge of grassroots sport and has been involved with government efforts to increase activity levels. However, culture secretary James Purnell decided the DoH should take… Read more »
Parents are to be kept informed of changes to their children’s weight under a government measuring programme, it has been announced. The health and social care bill published today contains plans to keep parents of children participating in the national child measurement programme informed about weight details. Currently the scheme applies to those in the… Read more »
