Constitutional Reform
As part of an ongoing commitment to support police forces across Scotland with training for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs), BASC hosted ten members of Police Scotland’s FEO team. This was the third ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) training session BASC has held with Police Scotland and will be followed by a number of courses over the… Read more »
Doctors are being reminded by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) about new rules governing death certification, which take effect from today in England and Wales. The changes mean a wider pool of doctors will be able to certify deaths, reducing delays in death certificates being issued. All deaths will now be subject to scrutiny either… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Support is growing in parliament for Darwin Day to be made a bank holiday. An early day motion by Ashok Kumar, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has now received support from 65 MPs from all parties – although predominantly Labour and Liberal Democrats. Talking to politics.co.uk Mr Kumar said he… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The Metropolitan police have confirmed they will not be investigating allegations made in the Sunday Times about members of the House of Lords accepting money to amend legislation. According to the newspaper, four Labour peers were prepared to accept payments of around £120,000 in order to push through amendments to bills in… Read more »
