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Answer NRW’s call for evidence on wild bird licensing says BASC
BASC delivers more training for police firearms enquiry officers

BASC has helped deliver a pilot course for police firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) aimed at giving them hands-on experience of the types of guns and shooting activities they are likely to encounter in their work. The course was run earlier in September at Bisley Shooting Ground under the auspices of the British Shooting Sports Council,… Read more »

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MDU hopes for positive impact on claims costs after change to PI discount rate in Scotland and Northern Ireland

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Government Actuary has determined that, with effect from today, the PIDR in Northern Ireland and Scotland should be increased to +0.5%… Read more »

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Lord Warner publishes data on NHS job cuts
900 NHS job cuts ‘regrettable’

A total of 900 NHS staff have lost their jobs in the last five months because of financial problems and reorganisations in healthcare trusts, new figures show. Ministers said just 167 of the 903 compulsory redundancies since May were among clinical staff, and although they were “regrettable”, said they represented only a tiny fraction of… Read more »

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Conservatives claim PFI deals have cost the NHS an extra £45 billion
Tories: NHS wasted billions in PFI deals

The Conservatives have accused ministers of wasting £45 billion on NHS hospital building contracts by pressing ahead with unpopular private finance initiative deals (PFI). Figures collated by the party suggest NHS trusts will have to pay private firms £53 billion for hospitals over the next 30 years, although their total value is only £8 billion…. Read more »