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It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has appointed Dr Caroline Fryar as professional services director to lead the team guiding, supporting, and defending healthcare professionals with ethical and medico-legal issues. Dr Fryar has worked at the MDU for seventeen years in various roles, most recently as director of medical services. She was previously a GP. Caroline… Read more »
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About 280,000 civil servants will be balloted on strike action today as the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union protests against job losses and outsourcing. Organisers say that if the vote goes in favour of a 24-hour walkout across 200 government agencies on January 31st, it could mark the start of the biggest period of… Read more »
Whitehall departments spent £1.8 billion on consultants last year, a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has found. The spending watchdog acknowledges this is less than the £2 billion spent in 2003, but says savings of up to £540 million could be made by a better use of internal staff and an improvement… Read more »
