Civil Liberties
Responding to today’s publication by the GMC of its report in to doctors who have died while under investigation or during a period of monitoring, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said that lessons must be learned, and improvements made. The report reveals that between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020, of the 29 doctors who sadly… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) will not accept “rewarding failure” in the upcoming review of firearms licensing fees in England, Scotland and Wales. The review has been launched by the Home Office. A Fees Working Group, which includes representatives from BASC and the British Shooting Sports Council, has been set up. Its… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt The government will push ahead with control orders despite damning judgments from the courts and hostile criticism from civil liberties campaigners. The draft order to renew control orders was put before parliament today by Alan Johnson, home secretary. The government must renew the control order legislation each year. The renewal comes on… Read more »
MPs grill witnesses on the DNA database, but the police appear to have been over-briefed. By Ian Dunt When I was a child, I was always entranced by the way boxers embraced after a fight. More recently, my cousin introduced me to the aptly named Ultimate Fighting Championship, in which I noticed this had been… Read more »
