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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Ofsted issues new childcare ratings

Education watchdog Ofsted has graded 16 childcare providers “outstanding” in a new report. More than 1,000 reports detailing the quality of childcare across the UK have been published today, the first since a radical shake-up of Ofsted’s inspection system in April 2005 which introduced the new grades of outstanding, good satisfactory or inadequate for childminders…. Read more »

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Critics round on EU directive regulating supplements
EU directive meets angry opposition

The government should do all it can to secure a British opt-out from a new European directive on the sale of vitamins and minerals, the Conservatives have said. Shadow health minister Simon Burns condemned today’s decision by the European court of justice to uphold the tightening of the rules governing the sale of supplements as… Read more »