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Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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The government should consider setting up a sentencing commission to ‘depoliticise’ controversial decisions, the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) believes. Its report published today says the establishment of such a body would also help tackle the overcrowding crisis in England and Wales’ prisons. Less than 100 spare places were available in June 2008 out of a… Read more »
The mental health of inmates serving time in England and Wales’ prisons is being neglected, a report published today claims. Out of Sight, Out of Mind from centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange raises sweeping concerns about the standard of mental healthcare in the prison system. It says coordination is poor, not enough staff are being employed… Read more »
