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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has been granted permission by the High Court to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw the general licence (GL43) that allowed the release of gamebirds in certain areas of England. BASC’s ‘Fighting Fund’ is being used to support the High Court challenge. BASC chief executive Ian… Read more »
Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
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The Conservatives have today formally committed themselves to annual targets on cutting carbon emissions – and said ministers might resign if they are not kept. Leader David Cameron has pre-empted the publication of the government’s climate change bill in the Queen’s speech tomorrow by releasing details of his party’s alternative proposals. The Tory bill has… Read more »
Opposition parties have warned the government’s forthcoming climate change bill must be more than rhetoric if it is to make any impact. The environment secretary yesterday set out the “four pillars” of the new bill, expected to be published next month, which included setting up a new “carbon committee” to oversee the government’s progress in… Read more »
