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The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which was announced in the 2024 King’s Speech, will receive its First Reading in Parliament today. Humanists UK has welcomed proposals including a Children Not in School Register and legislation to close loopholes that enable the continued operation of illegal faith schools. The Bill also includes a requirement… Read more »
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has sent its final recommendations to the government on the restriction proposals for lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales. This is the culmination of a consultation launched in 2022, which has run alongside the voluntary transition away from lead first proposed by nine leading rural organisations, including BASC,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Green activists are celebrating the news Stansted will be forced to sell three of its airports – throwing into doubt plans to build a new runway at Stansted. The Competition Commission has ordered BAA to sell its airports at Gatwick, Stansted and either Edinburgh or Glasgow. The three airports must be sold… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The high court has rejected a legal challenge to expansion at Stansted airport. Campaigners say the decision is even more significant than the government’s move to build a third runway at Heathrow, because it sets a legal precedent. The legal action challenged three aspects of the government’s planning decision: the increase in… Read more »
