It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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The Department for Constitutional Affairs has launched a new consultation paper on how to ensure that the judiciary is more representative of society. It is particularly keen on attracting more female, ethnic minority and disabled judges. Currently, only 15.8 per cent of judges are women, and just 3.4 per cent come from ethnic minority backgrounds…. Read more »
The decision by the Department of Constitutional Affairs to implement the Freedom of Information Act in one day has been strongly criticised by one of the Government’s key advisers on freedom of information. Maurice Frankel, director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information, and a member of the Advisory Board on the Act, told MPs… Read more »
