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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Talks between British Airways and unions over plans to bring in a new clocking-on system have broken down leaving the threat of more strikes. Check in staff caused chaos when they walked out on Friday and some holidaymakers are still waiting at Heathrow airport as flights very slowly return to normal. However after talks failed… Read more »
A committee of MPs has called for more action to protect NHS staff from violence, after discovering ‘shocking’ levels of violence towards staff. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is calling for more measures to protect staff and particularly for a better national system of mandatory reporting. The Committee highlighted that the current system of reporting… Read more »