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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A leading committee of MPs has warned that there are “serious weaknesses” within the Department for International Development’s (DFID) approach to science and technology. The Science and Technology Committee claims that this “failure to fully value and make use of scientific research” is leading to “poorer quality” decision making. MPs claim that the DFID suffers… Read more »
The House of Lords will today begin debating the Hunting Bill, which seeks to end hunting with hounds in England and Wales. Peers have rejected the Bill once, but this time are likely to try to amend it to reflect an earlier Government proposal to ban stag and hare hunting, but permit fox hunting on… Read more »
