Legislation / Legal
Defra: Cattle born or reared in the UK before 1 August 1996 have had new movement restrictions placed on them as an extra precaution against meat from these older cattle entering the food chain, following a Government investigation into whether any illegal trade in these cattle has occurred. Defra has written to the 18,000 keepers with animals of this age to inform them of the new measures.
WAG: The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2011 have been debated & passed by the National Assembly for Wales. The Regulations will set out the common arrangements & duties that will apply to NHS organisations in Wales in respect of the investigation & handling of situations where something has gone wrong.
The regulations also introduce the concept of redress, drawing on powers set out in the NHS Redress (Wales) Measure 2008, the first Measure ever to be passed by the National Assembly. They are due to come into force on 1 April 2011.
ScotGov: A revised timetable for implementing the tobacco display ban in Scotland will be published following conclusion of an ongoing legal challenge. Public Health Minister, Shona Robison, has announced (following publication of the Department of Health's latest plans) that she expected Scotland's implementation dates to mirror the English position. Scotland's revised timescale will be confirmed following conclusion of Imperial Tobacco's legal challenge.
HO: Touts who attempt to sell tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hit with fines of up to £20,000. The government intends to increase the penalty for 'touting' - selling tickets in public, or in the course of business, without permission - from £5,000 to £20,000. Tickets for the Olympics go on sale this week, with nearly 11m tickets ultimately available for the Games.
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