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The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is urging the government to consult on proposals to address the cost of clinical negligence. The call was made following the publication of the MDU’s annual report and accounts, in which the organisation said the current situation was ‘unsustainable.’ The MDU reported that during 2023, it closed 80% of medical claims… Read more »
A new training programme for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs) which BASC helped to develop was launched at a meeting of the College of Policing this week. As a key stakeholder, BASC was invited to attend the launch alongside representatives from 41 of the UK’s police forces’ firearms licensing departments and other shooting organisations. BASC played… Read more »
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A children’s rights body has said that the government is failing to deal with sex offenders who return to the UK after committing crimes abroad. The report comes as former pop star Gary Glitter is set to return to the UK this week after serving a prison sentence for molesting two Vietnamese girls in 2006…. Read more »
A senior minister has called for evidence of the damage done by genetically-modified (GM) crops to be put forward. In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, environment minister Phil Woolas responded to Prince Charles’ statement that further growing of GM crops would result in an “absolute disaster”. While Mr Woolas said that the heir to… Read more »
