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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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The prison system faces a “genuine crisis”, the Conservative say, as the government admits prison numbers breach capacity. Latest figures show the prison population has exceeded normal capacity for the first time, reaching a record high of 82,068. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) says going beyond its “useable operational capacity” does not mean the prison… Read more »
A private member’s bill which would improve temporary workers’ rights has moved to committee stage in the Commons. Labour MP Andrew Miller’s legislation, which proposes a strengthened regulatory regime safeguarding agency workers’ rights, was passed by 147 votes to 11 on its second reading. There are over 1.4 million agency workers in the UK who… Read more »
