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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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NAO condemns patient record timetable

Plans to create electronic patient records across the NHS were “unachievable” and “unrealistic”, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has concluded. The national programme for IT in the NHS is proving to be an “enormous challenge”, the report notes, but says its original goals remain feasible and that progress is being made. When the scheme… Read more »

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MoD ‘hypocritical’ on cluster bombs

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been accused of “hypocrisy” over its treatment of international cluster bomb agreements. Landmine Action director Simon Conway made the claim days before a major conference in Dublin, when world leaders will finalise the text of an international treaty to ban the use and stockpiling of cluster munitions. During the… Read more »