The BCC said the paternity leave rules, coming into force at the same time as the phasing out of the default retirement age, were too much to cope with.

BBC: New paternity leave rules affecting men come into force

The chief constable will then begin to look at phasing out the full-time Police Reserve, which has been one of the most controversial parts of the reform programme to unionists.

BBC: Police recruitment 'will be 50:50'

At a minimum, the Ottawa treaty will require the phasing out of such mines within a fixed period of time -- whether alternatives capable of performing the mission have been discovered, or not.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

While the new GED will incorporate tougher material by January 2014, the other two firms will begin slowly phasing in the new standards then, addressing worries from state officials that students won't have time to become familiar with harder questions designed to conform with the new academic benchmarks, the Common Core State Standards.

WSJ: Revamped GED Faces First Big Challenge