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Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 debate in the Scottish Parliament, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has warned that the Natural Environment Bill poses several risks to the balance of deer management in Scotland. BASC has briefed MSPs on its main concerns and is urging a rethink of proposals that could undermine effective… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has just announced its final oral witnesses, and it will not hear from terminally ill individuals or those who have assisted loved ones to die. Clare Turner, a terminally ill person, and Louise Shackleton, who accompanied her husband to Switzerland… Read more »
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The government has unveiled its new strategy designed to offer disabled people more choice and control over their lives. Ministers claim the cross-government strategy, which draws on resources from six departments, will enable disabled people to do things non-disabled people take for granted. In Independent Living Strategy, published today by the Office for Disabled Issues,… Read more »
Scotland’s flagship policy of free personal care for older people has been criticised after an annual £63 million funding gap was revealed. Spending watchdog Audit Scotland said the Scottish government failed to anticipate the full costs of the programme, which provides free personal and nursing care for Scots over 65. The total cost of providing… Read more »
