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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Scottish Assisted Dying Bill Published – Humanists UK Comment

The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »

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Higher limit for small claims court urged

The £1,000 claim limit in the small claims court should be raised, according to a committee of MPs. The constitutional affairs committee argues that the limit has not kept pace with inflation and has the effect of excluding people from justice. Today’s report stresses that the limit means even the most minor of personal injury… Read more »

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Government wasting ‘billions’

Government departments are repeating ‘basic’ errors and wasting billions of pounds in the process, a committee of MPs warns today. A review of its own investigations over the ten years by the public accounts committee finds that departments are failing to learn from their mistakes, or those made in other areas of the public sector…. Read more »