The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff This Thursday’s G20 summit will see world leaders agree international rules governing bankers’ bonuses, Gordon Brown has said. The prime minister’s announcement came after he delivered a speech on morality in the global recession to a gathering at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Banking bonuses, which have caused Mr Brown a major… Read more »
By Laura MIller The government has brought forward the inquiry into MPs expenses in the wake of a series of embarrassing scandals including Jacqui Smith’s claim for two porn films ordered by her husband. The Committee on Standards and Public Life will defer work on a current enquiry so the new inquiry, which was not… Read more »
