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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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Five-year-olds to be given sex education

By politics.co.uk stafff Sex education will be given to children as young as five in some schools in a bid to lower the teenage pregnancy rate. Schools in Leicestershire have reportedly introduced the plan to reduce the age for compulsory sex education from 11 to five as a response to the story of the 13-year-old… Read more »

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21 days before govt cuts off local authorities

By politics.co.uk staff Local authorities are running out of time to make their data network compliant with government standards before they are cut off from central government networks. But experts are warning that several departments are running late on complying with the Government Connect Secure eXtranet (GCSx) and Code of Connection (CoCo) rules. “Despite the… Read more »