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Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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Opposition MPs have acccused the government of burying bad news by releasing a critical report on the police service’s handling of calls just hours after David Blunkett’s resignation. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) warned in yesterday’s report that callers to the police service are sometimes kept waiting for hours for a response. “Most current… Read more »
Parents seeking IVF treatment will no longer have to go through extensive checks in order to try for a child. Today’s new guidelines by the Human Fertilisation and Embryo Authority (HFEA) will make the system easier by letting clinicians decide if there is any cause for concern, rather than making them consult the patient’s GP… Read more »