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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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Government plans for ‘pay as you throw’ bin taxes are “flawed” and would not work in the capital, the mayor of London has said. Ken Livingstone has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to warn plans to charge households for excessive waste would be a “disaster” in London. His intervention… Read more »
Downing Street has been accused of halting plans for a ‘pay as you throw’ bin tax in a bid to avoid further criticism. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) was expected to give the go-ahead today to local councils to impose charges on ordinary household rubbish as an incentive for households to… Read more »
