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The EASE Peer Review Committee invites comments and suggestions on a new Toolkit for Editors document - How to Assess Peer Review Quality. Document: https://lnkd.in/gDPgJujH Feedback can be provided till 1 June using the feedback form. Response to this request for information is voluntary and may be submitted anonymously. Feedback form: https://lnkd.in/gSNe5Qvt We recommend organisations or research groups to submit a single response reflective of the views of the organisation or the group as a whole. The Peer Review Committee looks forward to engaging in conversation on peer review quality and learning what works and does not work in the proposed steps #EASEpeerReviewCommittee #PeerReviewProcess #PeerReviewQuality #EASEcommunities

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Facing flak over discrepancies in competitive exams, the #BJP-led Central government announced a flurry of decisions to contain the damage wreaked by the row, including shunting the #NTA chief, forming a panel to review the agency's functioning and handing over the probe into the alleged #NEETUG irregularities to #CBI Here are 10 points on the #NEET, #NET row 🔗 https://lnkd.in/g8cZVe86 #UGCNET #NEETUG2024

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CPD plans: time for reflection Three years on from his article about approaching CPD more systematically, Dean Evans looks back at how his CPD plans have helped his career via @ITIofficial https://lnkd.in/eBcTrq-P #aquainterpreting #interpreter #interpreters #interpretationservices #translationservices #translationagency

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🤔 Don't assume a phone call is authentic just because they know your name. #CourierFraud often targets vulnerable and elderly people via calls to their landline or mobile telephones from withheld numbers from someone purporting to be a police officer or figure of authority. The criminal then proceeds to inform the victim of fraudulent activity on their bank account and sometimes claims that their bank staff are involved to deter them from contacting the bank another way. The criminal then often directs the victim to attend their local bank to withdraw a large amount of cash and to return home where it will be collected by a police courier for examination – who is actually a criminal associate. Alternatively, the criminal asks the victim to handover their bank card and personal information to that same courier. Work at the #NEROCU continues to pursue fraudsters and bring them to justice, but officers are also determined to make sure the public feel confident and capable of challenging scammers to help catch them in the act and report them in real time. We want to empower victims and raise awareness of the complex scams being used to dupe people out of their hard earned cash. No reputable organisation will mind if you take your time, challenge them, or ask for proof and hang up. If in doubt, speak to someone you trust, drop into your local bank or call the number given on your official bank statement. If you’re sent a link by text or email don’t click it, report it. 📲 For help and advice visit the #ActionFraud website. If you need to report a crime or suspicious activity please speak to your local police force.

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In this article, Anthony Finch, Malvika Jaganmohan and Adam Carrolan remind practitioners of the importance of oral evidence and the evidence provided by expert witnesses, in a time when the Government is running a pilot programme which might limit both of those things. To view the full article please visit: https://lnkd.in/eqY5AuGu

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🚨 New member upload 🚨 An Inspector Calls: Check out this comprehensive collection of notes on the play for each character, including key vocabulary, key quotes, Priestley's purpose, contextual information, and critical thinkers. https://buff.ly/3Z8Axbp 🐝 #Litdrive #TeamEnglish

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IPC Interpretation bulletin outlines the elements to consider when determining if a record falls under the advice or recommendations exemption https://lnkd.in/gtwEMKkW

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BHETA’s lobbying campaign – joint with members – aimed at making DEFRA rethink its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme in terms of proposed costs has seen its first result, a somewhat revised tariff level that will see an annual saving of £4.1 million* extrapolated across the BHETA membership, compared to the figures announced in August. Will Jones, BHETA’s Chief Operation Officer, commented, “The new reduced tax rates announced by DEFRA in September are a great first step and very much in the right direction, but it is only a first step. The jump in costs for all product suppliers who use packaging is still eyewatering, rising to an annual (revised scheme) £12.5M* from the current £1.7M of packaging tax under the current PRN scheme. Also, the targeting of suppliers and own label retailers – and no-one else – is still inequitable. I welcome this news on tariff reduction, but the campaign is still very much on. We need acknowledgement of the wider issues and the remaining rise in costs which is huge and unsustainable.” The EPR scheme is an additional tax, which targets branded product suppliers and retailers of own label goods. It represents a shift in financial responsibility for the treatment of household waste and packaging, moving it 100% to suppliers and retailers. Thanks to business lobbying activity by individuals and trade associations such as BHETA, the reduction in tariffs now announced by DEFRA includes a proposed 27% reduction in the Intermediate “Paper or Board” packaging charge, and a 17% reduction in the Intermediate “Plastic” packaging charge. BHETA is continuing its campaign to reduce these eye-watering tax increases for UK producers.

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Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Blood: Contamination (18 Apr 2024) Drew Hendry: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 22 of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 5 April 2023, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure (a) the independence of and (b) confidence in the arms length body. https://lnkd.in/e2XDwNeM

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Parliamentary Question: What steps does the Government plan to  take to improve support for people with ME Dr Charles Shepherd, Honorary Medical Adviser to the ME Association says: "We have a new Labour Government and this is a recurring parliamentary question on ME/CFS with the same ministerial answer. We would urge the new Labour Government to do its very best to ensure there are no further delays in publishing the Delivery Plan on ME/CFS." Read the ME Association comments in full here: https://lnkd.in/em5KipAs #pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis 

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