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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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Schools should not blame the victim for bullying, by encouraging them to change their behaviour or excluding them for retaliation, a report has warned. The Commons education and skills committee expressed concerns some schools’ anti-bullying policies focus on how victims can change their behaviour. MPs also queried the policy of excluding victims from lessons on… Read more »
The education secretary today outlined proposals to require all young people to remain in education until their 18th birthday. Mr Johnson argued there is a “compelling” economic imperative to raise the school leaving age, in what would be the most radical change since 1972. A shortage of low skilled jobs and the demands of global… Read more »
