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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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Law Lords will today begin reviewing the legality of the government’s controversial control orders system. A six-day hearing will consider whether the restrictions placed on some subjects violate their right to liberty and the right to a fair trial. It will also consider the home secretary Jacqui Smith’s appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling…. Read more »
After eight years and three separate attempts, the government has finally succeeded in getting its mental health bill passed in the House of Commons. Government proposals to incarcerate mental health patients regardless of whether their condition is treatable caused fierce controversy among mental health groups and civil liberty campaigners. Those parts of the bill have… Read more »
