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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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Council tax is not ‘broken’ but does need to be made fairer, a government-commissioned review concluded today. As part of this reform, the government should consider re-valuing properties to make the rich pay more and the poor less, Sir Michael Lyons concluded as he published his three-year long study into local government finances. It recommends… Read more »
Council tax bills in England and Wales could rise by an average of £53 a year, an independent investigation has discovered. The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) forecasts council tax for band D properties will increase by £53, or 4.2 per cent, to £1,302 in 2007-08. Commissioned by BBC Radio 4’s Today… Read more »
