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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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Prevention of Terrorism Bill backed by MPs.
Terror bill back in the Lords

The Government’s controversial anti-terror bill is back in the House of Lords today after MPs threw out a number of the Lords amendments. Government concessions on the level of judicial involvement in control orders and the promise of an annual review of the powers persuaded a number of rebel Labour MPs to back the bill…. Read more »

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Ombudsman calls for improved complaints system
NHS told to improve complaint handling

The NHS has been told by the Health Service Ombudsman to improve the way it handles patient complaints. A new report from ombudsman Ann Abraham into the complaint system said that patients have been failed by the system for the last eight years. She found that fragmentation of the complaints system, within the NHS and… Read more »