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Red Whale, a leading provider of lifelong learning and education for GPs and primary care clinicians, has joined the Medical Defence Union (MDU) group, it was announced today. The two organisations, which came together on 31 October 2023, will work hand-in-hand to develop new ways of supporting healthcare practitioners with their educational and professional needs…. Read more »
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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The information commissioner is to be given stronger powers to regulate the Data Protection Act (DPA) following a proposal from justice secretary Jack Straw. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) will now have the power to enforce a fine on the controllers of data who recklessly or deliberately lose personal data. The ICO will be able… Read more »
The House of Commons has launched a last minute attempt to prevent full details of MPs’ expenses being published. A freedom of information tribunal ruled last month that the Commons must release details of the second home allowance of 14 MPs’, including Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and David Cameron. The Commons had until this Thursday… Read more »
