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 Labour MP Harry Cohen will stand down at the next election, following his part in the expenses scandal. The Labour backbencher is currently under investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commission over second home allowance claims adding up to £100,000. His constituency of Leyton and Wanstead is just nine miles from Westminster. Mr… Read more »
By Liz Stephens There was more bad news for Labour today as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that the current recession is deeper than previously thought. The annual drop in output during the period of January to March reached an all-time record of 4.9 per cent new ONS figures showed. “The biggest three… Read more »
