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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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By politics.co.uk staff Members of the public could block council tax increases under proposals unveiled by the coalition government. A consultation published by the Department for Communities and Local Government today outlines plans to hand capping powers on council tax, currently held by ministers, to local people. If council tax rises hit a pre-determined ceiling,… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Radical innovations from local authorities are needed in the face of a “tsunami of a public sector recession”, a thinktank has said. The New Local Government Network (NLGN) has suggested councils should look at new ways to raise money as capital spending funds from central government, constrained by spending cuts, dry up…. Read more »
