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 Alex Stevenson and Jon Ashford The mother of computer hacker Gary McKinnon has revealed to politics.co.uk how she fears for her son’s life as he faces extradition to the US. Mr McKinnon, the UFO enthusiast who suffers from Asperger’s Syndrome, will find out next week whether he will be allowed to appeal his case… Read more »
By Jon Ashford The United States’ leading civil liberties organisation has joined forces with its British counterpart Liberty to demand action on the extradition treaty and the case of computer hacker Gary McKinnon. Yesterday Liberty protested outside the US Embassy in London, brandishing copies of a letter sent by the American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU)… Read more »
