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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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Metal detectors will be installed at secondary schools most at risk of knife crime, the government is set to announce. Under plans to be unveiled by Jacqui Smith in February, alarm systems will be fitted at gates of selected schools in London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham. “More detail will be available in the tackling violence… Read more »
The secondary school curriculum is to be radically relaxed in order to give teachers more freedom in the classroom. The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) announced today teachers will be given free reign over a quarter of the school day. This could see secondary school pupils learning subjects as diverse as mandarin and financial management…. Read more »
