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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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The government has announced a climbdown over its post-Brexit plans to remove EU laws from the British statute book by the end of the year. The EU retained law bill, which is currently going through parliament and recently passed its commons stages, was set to automatically remove any EU laws at the end of 2023,… Read more »
The government’s controversial illegal migration bill returns for its second reading in the House of Lords today. In a rare intervention, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is included on a list of 87 speakers and he is expected to argue against the bill. The legislation is designed to help fulfil prime minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge… Read more »
