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The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has welcomed the extension of a GDC pilot aimed at speeding up the initial inquiries made to assess fitness to practise cases. The pilot, which was announced in September last year and was due to end in April, has now been extended until the end of October after ‘early positive signs’. Of… Read more »
BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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Protesting hauliers have handed a petition outside Downing Street as the government faces growing pressure over its planned road tax changes. Fuel prices have risen above 120p a litre at the pumps, leading to dissatisfaction from lorry drivers angry with the government’s 2p increase in fuel duty. Hauliers want the introduction of an essential user… Read more »
People under the age of 21 and unemployed are the subject of new work proposals brought forward by the Conservative party. The Tories plan to send under-21s to specialist employers for a programme of work-based activities if they are without a job for three months, the BBC reports. And those still jobless after 12 months… Read more »
