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MDU welcomes the launch of the government’s Change NHS initiative

The MDU today welcomed the launch of the government’s new Change NHS initiative, designed to generate conversation and to encourage NHS staff, patients and stakeholder organisations to input their ideas and suggestions for the upcoming NHS 10 Year Health Plan.  Announcing the project Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting said that ‘the health… Read more »

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BASC launches second newspaper campaign
BASC to School reaches 50,000 Landmark

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is delighted to announce a significant milestone for its BASC to School programme, having now engaged with 50,000 school children across the UK in 2024. This achievement takes BASC’s total engagement since 2021 to an impressive 127,261 schoolchildren and young people. The landmark highlights the programme’s growing… Read more »

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Magistrates warn cost-cutting is damaging justice
Cost-cutting ‘threatens justice system’

The shift towards more summary justice is driven by financial concerns and will not improve public confidence in the criminal justice system, magistrates have warned. In a letter to the prime minister, the Magistrates Association says that although JPs want to dispense speedy justice, the extended use on-the-spot fines on the grounds of cost-effectiveness “cannot… Read more »

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A Home Office review recommends using lie detectors on sex offenders
Lie detectors ‘help manage sex offenders’

Submitting sex offenders to lie detector tests makes an “important contribution” to the way they are treated and managed on probation, a new report finds. The review of a two-year pilot scheme across ten areas in England finds that voluntary tests throw up helpful information about a sex offender’s continuing risk to the public. More… Read more »