Constitutional Reform
Long overdue legislation setting out the regulatory framework for physician assistants (PAs) and anaesthesia assistants (AAs) has been published today. Commenting on the legislation, Dr Michael Devlin, head of professional standards and liaison at the MDU said: “This important piece of legislation not only introduces much needed regulation for PAs and AAs, it will also be… Read more »
The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Tory MP Bernard Jenkins could be forced to pay back £63,250 in expenses after receiving the most severe letter so far from auditor Sir Thomas Legg. Mr Jenkins had claimed the expenses to rent a property from his sister-in-law in his constituency, but later insisted he was not been informed of a… Read more »