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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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People who suffer minor injuries as a result of crime would no longer be eligible for compensation under new government proposals announced today. Instead they would receive “practical” assistance from newly-created victim support units who would provide them with access to counselling and help with immediate financial costs. The aim is to free up more… Read more »
New Conservative party leader David Cameron has named his shadow cabinet, with a return to the front bench for former leader William Hague. Mr Cameron opted to keep leadership rival David Davis in his current post as shadow home secretary, with another former candidate, Liam Fox, moved to defence, and Mr Hague made shadow foreign… Read more »
