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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 The minimum wage is to rise by 7p to £5.80 an hour. The rise will come into effect in October. The rate for 18 to 21-year-olds will increase by 6p to £4.83 and for 16 and 17-year-olds will go up by 4p to £3.57. Business leaders had warned some small firms would… Read more »
By Laura Miller Low paid workers are often closer to the bread line than those who have lost their jobs due to the recession, a report published today has revealed. In-work poverty – where a person lives in a household with an employed person but where the income is still 60 per cent less than… Read more »
