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MDU offers free membership for doctors fleeing war in the Ukraine

The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, announced today it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors who are fleeing the Ukraine or other conflict zones and are looking to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the GMC is planning to fast track… Read more »

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Welsh conservation efforts set back by NRW red tape

BASC has described a decision by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to restrict the ability of conservationists and wildlife managers to control magpies, jays and jackdaws as a retrograde blow for conservation. From July 1, those who wish to control magpies, jays and jackdaws to protect species of conservation concern must now apply for a specific… Read more »

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Byrne announces immigration action plan
Firms face fines for illegal workers

Employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants will now be liable for an unlimited fine or up to two years imprisonment, the Home Office announced today. Companies could also face a civil penalty if they are deemed negligent in carrying out checks on employees, meaning workers could be forced to produce a birth certificate or ID… Read more »

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Councils warn of funding shortfall
Councils warn of ‘flawed’ migrant count

Local government leaders are concerned a new method of calculating immigration will leave public services with a funding shortfall. The leaders of four local authorities have written to the Treasury to complain that the new method of measuring migration is flawed and produces “perverse results”. The figures, complied by the Office for National Statistics (ONS),… Read more »