The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »
BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
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MPs have attacked the Government’s medicines watchdog for failing to do enough to protect patients. The Commons public accounts committee has said the Medicines Control Agency’s efforts to improve patient safety were lacklustre and accused the agency of failing to gather information on the side-effects of drugs and not doing enough to inform patients about… Read more »
The European Union has thrashed out an agreement to radically reform the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The deal follows three weeks of talks and will see the end of the subsidies paid to farmers for how much produce they grow. The CAP has been criticised by many for rewarding farmers for overproducing and creating Europe’s… Read more »
