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Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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NHS financial managers sought to avoid another heavy spending surplus by recommending rushed equipment purchases before the end of the tax year, a newspaper has claimed. The Times reports many trusts were told to make the purchases “as long as they could be invoiced before March”. Final figures for the last tax year are yet… Read more »
Plans to create electronic patient records across the NHS were “unachievable” and “unrealistic”, a National Audit Office (NAO) report has concluded. The national programme for IT in the NHS is proving to be an “enormous challenge”, the report notes, but says its original goals remain feasible and that progress is being made. When the scheme… Read more »
