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The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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The government agency set up to target criminals’ profits has come under fire today after it was revealed it costs four times as much to run as it has seized. The assets recovery agency (ARA) was set up three years ago by Tony Blair to make sure “crime doesn’t pay”, by stepping up the confiscation… Read more »
Fifty-three people given life sentences since 2000 have been freed from jail, the Home Office has admitted. The Conservatives described the figures, which mean the offenders served no more than six years of their sentences before being released on licence, as “appalling”. The news comes after a row broke out yesterday between the attorney general… Read more »
