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Treasury must reinvest up to £1bn of potential savings from the next state pension age rise to help people adversely affected, says think tank Phoenix Insights

Longevity think tank Phoenix Insights, part of Phoenix Group, is today calling for the Government to reinvest up to £1billion of the potential savings that will come about if it raises the state pension age again, to support those most negatively impacted by a rise. The last rise in state pension age did not simply… Read more »

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Ensure GMC standards reflect realities of medical practice, MDU urges

Changes to the GMC’s core guidance for doctors could lead to more regulatory investigations, the MDU warned today. The GMC is currently consulting on a new version of Good Medical Practice including widening the scope of the standards against which all doctors will be judged. Setting these standards is a key function of the GMC. By clearly… Read more »

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Those wanting to come to the UK to live with their British partners must learn English under the new rules
Migrants marrying Brits to be forced to take language exam

By politics.co.uk staff All migrants planning on joining their British partner in the UK will be forced to sit language exams, it has been announced. The plans, due to be announced by home secretary Theresa May today, are due to come into force from Autumn 2010 and will apply to all non-European partners, including spouses,… Read more »

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Those seeking asylum in the UK may be left without individualised legal representation, the report argues.
‘No access to justice’ in British asylum system

By Ian Dunt Those receiving legal aid during asylum processes are in danger of being deprived of justice due to a slow and convoluted government payment system, a new report suggests. ‘Justice at Risk: quality and value for money in asylum legal aid’, a new report by Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) written by academics… Read more »