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Speaking at an event today, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the expected arrival of a dual system of regulation at the GMC next year could introduce confusion to an already outdated system of healthcare professional regulation. While speaking at the Westminster Health Forum event today on Next steps for professional healthcare regulation in the UK,… Read more »
Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Prison overcrowding and poor management have been blamed for the limited progress prisoners serving short sentences make towards rehabilitation while in jail, a report has found. The National Audit Office (NAO) pointed out a number of difficulties with short-sentenced prisoners, whose daily activities were judged “generally inadequate”. Over 60,000 prisoners serve sentences… Read more »
By Ian Dunt The early prisoner release scheme will be halted, the justice secretary confirmed today. Jack Straw told the Commons the scheme would be phased out by March 12th, with the last inmates freed on April 9th. Shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieve said the timing of the phase-out was suspicious. “What in less than… Read more »
