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Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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Oxfam has claimed that the UK government is selling arms to countries guilty of human rights abuse. The Government’s Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2003 was published on Monday afternoon. Commenting on the report, Oxfam’s director of policy Justin Forsyth said: “One person dies every minute from armed violence. “The Government has promised to clean… Read more »
The Home Office has announced the appointment of the first National Offender Manager for England and Wales. The post has been created as a result of the Government’s merger of the probation and prison services to form the National Offender Management Service (NOMS). The Home Office aims to have a “fully integrated and regionalised structure”… Read more »
