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The Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which was announced in the 2024 King’s Speech, will receive its First Reading in Parliament today. Humanists UK has welcomed proposals including a Children Not in School Register and legislation to close loopholes that enable the continued operation of illegal faith schools. The Bill also includes a requirement… Read more »
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has sent its final recommendations to the government on the restriction proposals for lead ammunition in England, Scotland and Wales. This is the culmination of a consultation launched in 2022, which has run alongside the voluntary transition away from lead first proposed by nine leading rural organisations, including BASC,… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Cheryl Gillan’s autism bill got sent upstairs to committee today, moving a step closer to becoming law. The bill aims to improve recognition of children and adults with autism and to ensure their needs are addressed – especially during the crucial transition from childhood to adulthood. The crucial moment came when an… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The NHS should fund patients who prefer to receive their treatment elsewhere in the EU, a parliamentary committee has concluded. The Lords’ EU committee’s report came after the European Commission’s proposal for a directive on patients’ rights to cross-border healthcare, which will replace existing ad-hoc arrangements. A series of European court of… Read more »
