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 Peter Wozniak Brian Paddick, former deputy assistant commissioner for the Metropolitan police, has initiated judicial review proceedings against his former force over the phone hacking row. Mr Paddick joins Labour MP Chris Bryant and writer Brendan Montague in taking legal proceedings against the force, arguing that the police failed to inform them that they… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Schools could be allowed to discriminate in favour of poorer children under proposals being considered by the government. Education secretary Michael Gove was expected to have made an announcement about the planned shift today but the coalition has opted to continue studying the proposals as the comprehensive spending review approaches. Mr Gove… Read more »
