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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 Liz Stephens The will be new penalties for motorists who fail to wear seatbelts and use illegal number plates, the Home Office announced today. On-the-spot fines of £60 will be handed out in a major road safety crackdown – the fixed penalty notices will double from £30 from today. The increase follows a public… Read more »
By Laura Miller Jacqui Smith is set to become a closer friend to drivers today, as she moves to tighten regulations against dodgy wheel clampers. The practices of rogue clamping firms have become such a problem that the Home Office will now launch a formal consultation at the end of April to consider how best… Read more »
