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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Jack Straw met Israel’s defence minister yesterday to discuss the stalled Middle East peace process. The foreign secretary conveyed to Shaul Mofaz the government’s worries over the legality of the security fence in the West Bank. The Israeli government insists the fence is there to protect its citizens from Palestinian suicide bombers. But Palestinians, for… Read more »
“Institutional racism” pervades the NHS, an inquiry concluded yesterday. An independent probe – led by Sir John Blofeld, a former high court judge – was launched six years ago after the death of Jamaican-born David “Rocky” Bennett, a black psychiatric patient, who died after being forcefully restrained by staff in a mental health clinic. The… Read more »
