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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Oxfam has claimed that the UK government is selling arms to countries guilty of human rights abuse. The Government’s Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2003 was published on Monday afternoon. Commenting on the report, Oxfam’s director of policy Justin Forsyth said: “One person dies every minute from armed violence. “The Government has promised to clean… Read more »
The Home Office has announced the appointment of the first National Offender Manager for England and Wales. The post has been created as a result of the Government’s merger of the probation and prison services to form the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). The Home Office aims to have a “fully integrated and regionalised structure”… Read more »
