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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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The water industry regulator, Ofwat, has confirmed that the bills of customers of Northumbrian and United Utilities are to rise next year. The Office of Water Services confirmed that the bills of Northumbrian’s customers would rise by £26 next year and United Utilities’ bills would rise by £9 next year. The average water bill for… Read more »
A state of emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka by the country’s president Chandrika Kumaratunga. The country was plunged into chaos three days ago when she suspended parliament and sacked three ministers while the Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was in Washington holding peace talks with President Bush. Ms Kumaratunga has also sent troops onto… Read more »
