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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 »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has successfully supported a GP member with a series of investigations that followed a patient death. The GP was eventually exonerated, but not before responding to a complaint, claim, NHS England investigation and GMC investigation over a five-year period. The MDU is encouraging healthcare professionals to get support from colleagues… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The Muslim community should do more to help police fight extremism, a senior officer has said. Chief Constable Sir Norman Bettison is the head of West Yorkshire police, where three of the July 2005 bombers were from, and the Association of Chief Police Officers’ lead spokesman on violent extremism. He warned that… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Campaigners have stepped up their efforts to give sentenced prisoners the right to vote in this year’s general election. The Prison Reform Trust (PRT) and Unlock, the national association of reformed offenders, believe the ban on prisoners being allowed to vote is incompatible with modern democracy. It may even breach the European… Read more »
