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Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision (MDMD) will be holding a rally on Parliament Square on 29 April at 15:30 to show their support for assisted dying legislation for the terminally ill and the incurably suffering. On Monday the House of Commons will be holding a Westminster Hall debate on assisted dying after an… Read more »
BASC has welcomed Defra’s announcement that the new General Licence (GL45), which governs the release of pheasants and red-legged partridges on and around certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs), is currently being reviewed. The current licence conditions are based on a medium level of risk of the occurrence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild… Read more »
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The government has allocated an additional £12.5 million to projects helping deter vulnerable people from extremism. The money will be distributed among police-led multi-agency projects, prisons, young people who have already had brushes with the law and grassroots projects in areas where radicalisation has already occurred. Home secretary Jacqui Smith says the government is keen… Read more »
Community punishment can be more effective than short prison sentences, a Ministry of Justice document will argue today. The report, ‘Community Sentencing – Reducing Re-offending, Changing Lives’, could be the first step towards an overhaul of the government’s sentencing policy. The renewed vigour with which the government is approaching the subject will be interpreted as… Read more »
