BASC has published the results of its interactions with Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) following last week’s elections. In the run up to the poll, BASC wrote to each of the 40 candidates in England and Wales and set up a platform for members to contact their local candidates to find out where they stood… Read more »
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 »
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After last week’s excitement surrounding the distribution of portfolios on the new European Commission, things have quietened down considerably this week. Perhaps the most interesting appointment of the week occurred in the Metropolitan Police Service, where along with three other senior officers, Brian Paddick was appointed as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner. As the former commander… Read more »
Official papers released yesterday show that Peter Hain, Labour’s Leader of the House of Commons and Secretary of State for Wales, was almost prosecuted under an arcane criminal libel procedure in the 1970s for publicising a sex scandal involving an MP. In 1973, Peter Hain was a leading figure in the Young Liberals and the… Read more »
