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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 »
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »
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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 »
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 »
